<p>How important are foregin langauges? Is it ok to quit spanish after sophmore year (this would be 2 high school years of MODERN foreign language). I will probably take latin for 3 years of HS, and possibly 4.</p>
<p>Any one at all?</p>
<p>I think if you're also taking Latin, it won't matter as much. It'll be interesting that you were doing 2 languages at a time, anyway. But either way, I'd suggest you keep up with Spanish - it's really useful nowadays, in many countries :)</p>
<p>Colleges make no distinction between modern and dead languages for admissions. By quitting Spanish, you are however giving up something that would make you stand out: two foreign languages.</p>
<p>2 lang wouldnt make you stand out that much. use the time to do something you really love instead</p>
<p>You think 2 foreign languages make you stand out in admissions? What if you are a junior and start taking a second language, so by senior year you would be technically only at Level 2 of that Language say for example French or Latin, while being at AP level for Spanish or something.</p>
<p>Does self-studying a language look better then taking the class?</p>
<p>I'm sorry if this is off topic, but I have been interested in learning another language and I'd really like to know the best way I should approach it.</p>
<p>Would something like an AP Java programming class or something sciency/ mathy be considered more important? I don't want to go into anything with languages, so 2 years of Spanish should be fine...</p>
<p>i look french 1 and 2 in middle school (which transferred over to high school as foreign language credits) and took french 3 9th grade and french 4 10th grade...does it look bad that i quit after sophmore yr. even if i have 4 credits of FL?</p>
<p>I guess how important foreign languages are depends on the requirements/recommendations of the colleges you are considering and their level of selectivity.</p>
<p>To be competitive at selective schools, you would want at least three in one language, perhaps even four. My two kids only had three years in any given language, but they had three each in two different languages (my daughter had one year in an uncommon language by correspondence course as well).</p>
<p>But, for other schools, which may be better suited for you, two years in a foreign language may be all you need -- and you would be much better served by taking courses in high school that interest you the most.</p>
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<p>I think taking say 4 years of Spanish and 4 years of Latin would definitely make you stand out. It won't get you in by any means, but it will break the monotony of thousands of transcripts that all seem to run together.</p>