<p>i have taken 3 years of japanese (3 credits) + a fairfax county chinese equivalency test (2 credits)
but do colleges look at the credits or the years of a language??</p>
<p>also, i know that colleges like 4 years of a language, but what if i can not fit a language into my schedule (ie im more focused in art) then will colleges take that into account?</p>
<p>depends on the college. if they do require 4, and you really want to go there, you can:</p>
<p>a) try your luck. take the art classes and see if the colleges care that you only took 3 years instead of four</p>
<p>b) drop the art, take the lang.</p>
<p>i'm sure you didn't need me to tell you that.</p>
<p>Or, find somewhere else to take the language, or art. </p>
<p>Don't bank on exceptions.</p>
<p>Try taking Japanese online through a college or virtual high school. I know that there's Spanish and French online. I'm taking French 2B, same as French 4, online. I think Japanese would be harder to find online.</p>
<p>If you take SAT for Japanese and you score well, your knowledge of Japanese will not be doubted.</p>
<p>3-4 years is recommended by most colleges, so not taking 4 won't seriously hurt you.</p>
<p>I'm taking my 4th year of Japanese next year as well!!!</p>