<p>I know most colleges want 3-4 years of a foreign language, but my school is only offering two, which I have taken, and Spanish is the ONLY choice, even though at least half the school is already fluent. I'm going to look for an online course, but assuming that doesn't happen, will this really hurt my admissions chances at top colleges? My school is tiny and poor - we had to coerce someone who wasn't even a certified teacher to take over for the one-semester Spanish class. We actually learned a lot though...anyway.....I really need to know!!!!!</p>
<p>When I applied to Yale they emphasized that they look for students who have taken the most challenging courses available to them. If your school only offers 2 years of Spanish, I don't believe that most schools will punish you for that. You may want your counselor to clarify the limitations that have been placed on you, which will highlight the fact that you took as many (Spanish, AP, etc. classes) as you could.</p>
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<p>See if one of the teachers will tutor you privately, perhaps. Maybe not even for a grade, but just try to get some more on there to show initiative. And DEFINITELY have your counselor highlight the fact that there are only two courses of Spanish.</p>
<p>if that's as high as your school offers, i don't think it's hurt a lot, but maybe you could do like an independant study to show your interest</p>
<p>I would definitely like to do an independent course, since I want to be fluent in Spanish, but when I mentioned this to someone, she said I would not be prepared for Spanish III because we only really got a semester of Spanish II. I'll see what I can do.......this is confusing.....it should be easy since my school town is FULL of Spanish speakers!</p>