<p>I'm currently a junior and taking Spanish 2. Yeah. I know. Especially since I know juniors in their third or fourth years of foreign language at my school (wasn't this bad at my old school, despite the fact that I was one of the few freshmen not taking a foreign language back then). I actually was taking a different language last year (Chinese I), but with my going to a new school, I self-studied the material in the Spanish 1 textbook used at the school over the previous summer (along with SATs and "AP prep") and am now in Spanish 2.</p>
<p>What do you think of studying the material learned in Spanish 3 at a community college over this summer and being in Spanish 4 (Honors) next year? On one hand, I've succeeded in skipping Spanish 1. On the other hand, Spanish I covers the basic stuff. Not to mention I have like... 5 APs next year (ideally, barring schedule conflicts, although I think the only one that may make me seriously busy during the summer is AP English). However, this year, I don't have to study alone. Do you think this is plausible? Should I go with the plan, or just accept being in Spanish 3 next year?</p>
<p>If I should go with the plan, what community college course should I take? It's said that two years of high school language equal one term, three years equal two terms, and four years equal three terms. So I should take the Second Term Spanish? Seems like it. But based on course descriptions, the course seems to cover some material from Spanish II. Maybe it combines Spanish 2 and 3 material? Or maybe the Spanish 2 material is just reviewed (might be good, since we definitely won't be covering everything in the textbook)? The problem is Third Term and beyond are taught in Spain, so yeah...</p>
<p>EDIT: Oh, what the heck? I, for no reason, fibbed about taking French. Substitute Spanish for French.</p>
<p>Also, I have access to the companion site for the Spanish 3 textbook used at our school. I've used the companion site to self-study for Spanish 1.</p>
<p>I think it is a good idea. Then again I am also going to take spanish this summer at our local university. So i can jump from spanish 3 to AP
I think with an entire summer of spanish you will be light-years ahead of your fellow classmates who forgot all their spanish over the summer</p>
<p>Okay, so this idea is turning into a dream... Second Term Spanish turned out to be equivalent to Spanish 2, and Third Term Spanish and beyond are taught in Spain.</p>
<p>Let's say you're at a school where, apparently, at least half (if not, most) of the students take four years of language (taking the Honors 4 level or the AP level (fifth year)) by their senior year. And you can count on the idea that almost 100% of the students who will go to the more prestigious colleges will be among the seniors taking four years of foreign language. And let's say I'll only be up to Spanish 3 by my senior year. In terms of college admissions, will this hurt my chances? This is kind of one thing that ticks me off...</p>
<p>Don't you wish time traveling was possible? I mean, what kind of serious brain disorder did I go through in my freshman year so that I didn't change to a foreign language class? I mean, Graphic Design was completely useless! I know I shouldn't be beating myself up, but I've made way too many mistakes in class selections... And it agonizes me that I could've succeeded in some of these classes and could've benefited (i.e. APUSH, seeing that I had already taken a year of US History, and my essay writing would've improved, prepping me for AP English).</p>
<p>Also pretty sad of me to be jealous of those taking harder courses. I'd be considered insane by an average student. Heh...</p>