Foreign Language

Applying to College
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<p>I think it would be a big mistake. 4 years of high school foreign language is good. Through AP level is always advised imo.</p>

<p>Dropping after 3 years would probably hurt your chances.</p>

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<p>I would definitely recommend not dropping French. Stanford is a very top tier school and they like to see you complete the courses through to the end. If there is a schedule conflict, maybe you can take another science. Schools at this level don't care WHICH science you take, as long as it's a challenging course. They DO care that you take all the FL that you can. I would guess that Stanford is not the only top tier you are applying to. These schools are pretty picky about rigor! These days, if that's the level you are pursuing, you don't want to leave anything out, if you can help it.</p>

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<p>if i take french at the local community college?
would that be okay?</p>

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<p>That seems like the best option. You're showing your committment to French and demonstrating a passion for learning APUSH at the same time.</p>

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<p>Another thing to think about is whether your university will have a foreign language requirement and how that fits in with your desire to continue to study a language. If you don't want to take a foreign language in college then continue with French and see if you can place out of the language requirement. </p>

<p><a href="https://www.stanford.edu/dept/lc/language/requirement/%5B/url%5D"&gt;https://www.stanford.edu/dept/lc/language/requirement/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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I'll have taken 6 years of French by next year, and only then can I actually claim proficiency.

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<p>Let's have a French rap battle. :D</p>

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<p>My son only had 3 years of Spanish and got in at Stanford early action...</p>

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<p>oh wow. thanks momtn
this is good information to know.
thanks.</p>

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<p>what if I already speak another language and took the AP for that language, and also took 3 years of another foreign language in high school because i already reached the highest level class. would this affect my chance of getting into the top colleges. (stanford is one of my top choices, too)</p>

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<p>But being a natural bilingual is easy. I think it's better if you make a long-term attempt at L2 language acquisition.</p>

<p>Note here that L2 != second language, but simply any non-native language.</p>

<p>If however, your second language has been acquired by means of L2 language acquisition, then that could be explained. Have you taken courses for that language outside of high school?</p>