<p>if i have only taken the normal 2 years of language(French 1 and 2) should i just not apply to the ivy league schools. I have a 3.68 Unweighted GPA a 6.something weighted GPA, and a 4.0 College GPA, i got a 1430(CR+M) and an overal 2010 for the SAT( i am planning on taking it again). For SAT II for Bio M i got 690, Math LV1 710, Math LV2 630 ( planning on taking them all again). I go to one of the top 20 schools in the nation. I will be graduating high school with anywhere from 96-104 college credits( i know that most wont be accepted but i thought it would make me look good and i enjoyed taking all the college courses, and they werent the easy college courses either). Im a member of the National English Honors Society, National French Honors Society, National Honors Society, Bible Club, Math Club, Schools Buisness honors society. i have around 300 hours of community service. I have taken the following AP's: AP U.S -5, AP Psychology-5, AP English Lang-4, and AP Biology -4 (self studied), this year i am taking AP English Lit, AP U.S Gov, AP Macroeconomics, AP Calculus AB(but i will self study the difference and take the AP Calc BC test) and probably self study for AP Microeconomics. ohhh and i also did a summer medical program at the university of Miami </p>
<p>Please i would really appriciate the advise i dont want to apply if i dont even have a chance.</p>
<p>And this is my schedule for my senior year maybe that will help me stick out </p>
<p>AP English Literature
AP U.S Government
AP Macroeconomics
AP Calculus AB( Gonna self study the difference and take the BC Test)
(Self Study for AP Microeconomics)
Executive Internship
Dual Enrollment Courses (1st semester)
General Chem 1 w/Lab
Human anatomy and physiology 2 w/lab
Basic Physics
(2nd Semester)
General Chem 2 w/Lab
Microbiology w/Lab
General Bio 2/w lab
and finally Physics With Calculus 1 w/ lab</p>
<p>is the 4 years of language really that important instead of taking the two measly language courses i will be graduating with around 100 college credits its not like i wasted my time</p>
<p>Unless you speak a language other than English in your home, having only two years of foreign language is a serious deficiency in your application–at least when you’re talking about applying to Harvard and its peers. I’m somewhat puzzled by the notion that two years of foreign language is what’s “normal.” It may be the requirement for graduation where you go to high school, but the “normal” high school preparation for applicants to highly selective colleges and universities far exceeds the minimum requirements for graduation. </p>
<p>im a minority and i speak Spanish fluently which doesnt matter much in Miami, FL but im sure it would up in the northern states. does that help my chances?</p>
All we care about for the purposes of this discussion is whether it matters in Cambridge, Mass., or New Haven, or someplace similar, right? Fluency in a language other than English is fluency in a language other than English, plain and simple.</p>
<p>Can you also read and write Spanish? Could you read a Spanish-language newspaper? Could you take a Spanish SAT II?</p>
<p>What I’m driving at is this: two years of French is a very different matter if French is your third language, rather than your second.</p>
<p>yeah i can read, write, and speak Spanish fluently and i took french as a third language i just want to learn. I couldn’t take french 3, or french 4 because i left my original school to go to another better school they don’t have langue high school classes and if i want i can take a college French course in the spring, would that help and look better would it factor into the admissions decision. So with all this in mind Sikorsky do you think i have a realistic chance( dont forget im a minority i hear that helps)</p>
<p>Superman, I happily take back what I said earlier about your foreign language problem. But I think you should take an SAT II just to demonstrate your proficiency in Spanish.</p>
<p>Do you have a chance? Yes. How good a chance? Heck, I just don’t know. I’ve been an alumni interviewer for one of these uber-selective colleges, and I still don’t know. I think you don’t rule out–particularly if you can improve your test scores a bit. I wouldn’t worry about Bio or Math Level 1, or your CR+M (assuming it’s not way out of balance). I think if you’re at or near 700, you don’t need to retake anything. You might consider retaking a Math SAT II together with Spanish. </p>
<p>Even then, it’s just very hard to predict. I’ve seen some pretty remarkable students turned down. Can you get in someplace that will really stimulate you and expand your mind and change your life? Yes. Will it be Harvard (or Yale, or Columbia, or whatever)? Who knows?</p>
<p>I have interviewed applicants who didn’t have a chance. Many of them were probable able enough, but were never going to stand out among tens of thousands of applicants. A memorable few had absolutely no business applying, and were, quite frankly, wasting my time and theirs.</p>
<p>just apply. to be frank, no one on this forum will tell you with 100% surity whether you will be rejected solely for not have more than 2 years of language</p>