<p>You should definitely have him talk to the GC. Also, even with 2 years of foreign language, he would not be eligible to apply to those schools that require 3 years. So taking one level online or at CC over the summer after Junior may still be a consideration.</p>
<p>Foreign language 1 and 2 his senior year is fine, as long as he doesn’t want to apply to colleges that require three years or recommend four years of FL study.</p>
<p>Just curious…why wasn’t this planned out when he was a freshman? My kids had a plan for all four years of courses so that they would meet the requirements for the colleges to which they planned to apply (all required three years FL, but recommended four).</p>
<p>I think a lot of these new themed schools don’t really realize what many colleges want. They are probably offering the minimum expected by their state system and figure that is good enough. For most it will be. It’s all very well to offer extra courses in a theme, but not at the expense of a solid college prep curriculum.</p>
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<p>He can start at a community college, then transfer as a junior to a (probably state) university. Depending on the university and his major, he may not be required to take a foreign languages; if his target universities do require that, he can take the needed foreign language courses at the community college.</p>
<p>People here like to talk about attending community college as though it was the simplest thing in the world. The closest one to us is a half hour drive, more during rush hour. Most kids I know don’t have their own cars.</p>
<p>True, the convenience of CC varies.</p>
<p>But it is an option to consider. It may be the only option for a student who wants to go to college but cannot find a suitable affordable four year school that will admit him/her out of high school.</p>
<p>Good news. I talked with GC and two semesters would count as two years due to our block schedule. He will have Latin 1 next semester and they dropped Physics 2. </p>
<p>@thumper1 We did plan his schedule and even sat down with his GC. We had everything perfectly planned. Our county is operating under a new computer program that has made everyone’s life more difficult. DS had his schedule approved before the end of the year. When they went to put it in under the new program it messed everything up. </p>
<p>@mathmom is right that the Academy only plans for the minimum. NC colleges only expect 2 years of foreign languages. We were only looking at NC colleges when he was a freshman. We did even consider OOS schools. We were advised by many people that colleges would rather have foreign language in Junior and senior year than Freshman and Sophomore year. I also had never heard of college confidential and the knowledge that it holds. </p>
<p>Now that I know all these things when DD goes to HS she will be taking Sign Language all 4 years. </p>
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Be careful with this; not all colleges count ASL as a foreign language. See link below:</p>
<p>Glad it worked out for your son.</p>
<p><a href=“Universities That Accept ASL In Fulfillment Of Foreign Language Requirements”>http://www.unm.edu/~wilcox/UNM/univlist.html</a></p>
<p>OP, my oldest son did a semester of Arabic at the community college in his junior year, which around here counts for two years of high school (!), and a semester of Arabic in his senior year. That’s it. He had the equivalence of three years of foreign language. </p>
<p>He was an otherwise exceptional student, and it didn’t hurt him in admissions at all. He is an MIT student and also got into several Ivies.</p>
<p>My current rising senior will do all his foreign language senior year-two semesters of Italian at the community college for three years equivalence of high school foreign language-with the exception of 1/2 year of high school Latin in 8th grade.</p>
<p>It sounds like your son can get it in before the end of senior year. Check the requirements of possible colleges just to make sure.</p>
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Great choice! Latin is easy enough to pick up fairly quickly but rigorous enough that it gives students a good taste of a highly inflected language. He should be able to make a lot of progress in a year or two with a demanding teacher. </p>
<p>If he has the time and interest this summer, it wouldn’t hurt to at least start looking through [url=<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Wheelocks-Latin-7th/dp/0061997226/]Wheelock[/url”>http://www.amazon.com/Wheelocks-Latin-7th/dp/0061997226/]Wheelock[/url</a>]. As with most Indo-European languages, amassing a sufficient vocabulary for reading purposes is the most time consuming part of the learning process. These days there’s lots of good resources on the internet and even Latin apps for smartphones. </p>
<p>Hi, OP
Re: sign language doesn’t count
Check with some of the NC colleges & see what their websites said. some/ many selective colleges / flagship may not accept Sign lang. As a foreign lang. Good Luck?</p>
<p>Thank you @skieurope and @Flowermom for the ASL warning. </p>
<p>@warblersrule He has taken Latin 1 and 2 in middle school. We are hoping that high school Latin 1 will be a refresher for him. That way when he has AP English and AP US History next semester it wont be as bad as learning a whole new language. :)</p>
<p>Interesting that OP’s state only expects 2 years of a foreign language. UW (Wis) requires 2 years and most accepted students will have had 4. I’m surprised it was recommended to wait with the language instead of getting it out of the way to leave room for classes later. Two years of middle school language counted as one of HS, which counts as one semester of college. Therefore students who took the 4th level of a HS foreign language met the foreign language requirements for a BA (any major) at UW- often at the end of junior year of HS. That frees up a lot of college semesters for other classes (especially since it’s 4 semesters of one or 3 of one plus 2 of a second for a BA; 3 of one for a BS). I’ve heard fewer semesters are required at Florida U’s.</p>
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<p>He can see if he can place into a higher level than Latin 1, depending on what the high school considers the middle school Latin courses to be equivalent to, in order to be able to reach a higher level in the same number of courses.</p>
<p>@ucbalumnus We thought of that but he is afraid that since it has been two years since he has taken it that he won’t remember a lot of it. So Latin 1 it is also with two heavy AP courses maybe it will lighten his load. </p>
<p>Hi OP, if Latin 1&2 are high school credit classes , then he can take Latin 3.</p>
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<p>Why not have him consult with a Latin teacher to determine the correct placement?</p>
<p>Maybe he should do some review. Our middle school students cover Latin 1 in two years and everyone then starts Latin 2 as freshman in high school. Most kids then are able to get the 3 years of foreign language recommendation over by sophomore year freeing up junior and senior year to take the advanced courses colleges want to see. I realize it’s water under the bridge now, but I think your high school has done your kid a real disservice. Any possiblity that he could do some review and take Latin 2 and 3 instead of starting way back at the beginning? It all depends on what he’s aiming for, but right now he’s on a course that is limiting his choices.</p>
<p>In my school districts, many students take the world language 1 in 8th grade (middle school) and then the level 2 in 9th grade (high school). So OP’s kid should definitely talk to the GC and the Latin teacher to see what level he should take next.</p>