How significant are high school foreign languages?

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<p>I didn't now which forum I should put this question in but</p>

<p>I'm currently a high school student and I'm wondering how important are high school foreign languages</p>

<p>I will probably major in math/science studies but the most competitive school will consider it right </p>

<p>But i was just thinking is it better if i take something that has more to do with my future field of study instead of languages ?(computer science maybe?)</p>

<p>--ohoh and i think i neglected to post a very important point :
i already know a FL. I know how to read, write and speak chinese fluently. It might not be my first language but I'm pretty sure i'll pass the AP exams without taking the courses.</p>

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<p>many, if not most, colleges recommend 2+ years of FL</p>

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<p>Top tier schools want to see four years of at least one foreign language. Take a language and not an extra math class or something like that (you should have four years of all your core subjects ideally).</p>

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<p>It’s pretty important. Don’t switch out classes, just take something easy like Spanish or Latin.</p>

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<p>If you can demonstrate fluency in a foreign language (via SAT or AP exam scores), then schools may forgive you for not taking four years of it. If you’re engineering/compsci, then you probably should be taking computer science anyway. At my school, engineers don’t even have a language requirement - just a compsci one.</p>

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<p>what about french?? is it easy</p>

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<p>many schools want you to have a couple of years of a language. also if you are taking it in college, the more you took in high school, the better off you are going to be. plus if you know a fl pretty well, it always looks good on a resume</p>

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<p>Ill have you know that latin can be quite a challenging language in the advanced stage (virgil, etc.) amd looks very very good on a trancript.</p>