<p>Hey In in 7th gradei took french 1-2 and 8th 3-4.
My counselor told me that 7th grade french 1-2 doesn't count, so now im currently taking spanish 1-2. Does that sound dumb, or she could have been mistaken? If its true does speaking 4 languages help me get into a good college. I speak English, vietnamese, french, and now spanish.</p>
<p>You should go back to French. Knowing one language very well (in addition to English and Vietnamese) is more valuable than a bunch of scattershot ones, in my opinion.</p>
<p>You do understand that being in Spanish 1-2 does not mean you speak the language, right? Nor does taking two years of French mean you speak the language.</p>
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If its true does speaking 4 languages help me get into a good college. I speak English, vietnamese, french, and now spanish.
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...I think a part of me just died on the inside.</p>
<p>Alex</p>
<p>First, usually only the years you take of a language during highschool count towards admissions requirements, etc. So maybe that is what she meant by doesn't count.</p>
<p>Secondly, the first two years of a language are almost completely worthless. You could POSSIBLY survive if dropped into Spain, but you could never hold a real conversation (haven't even learned all the tenses!). Heck, I've taken five years and there are still some people who can't hold a conversation. I've done a lot of independent study and Spanish is my best subject, but I wouldn't consider myself bilingual. </p>
<p>So, basically, either take both languages completely through highschool (take a class in each every year) or pick one. Don't switch back and forth.</p>
<p>If you're going to pick one, I'd pick Spanish (unless you really like French a lot more) because it's fresher- you might have forgotten a lot of French. </p>
<p>And, really, don't tell a college you can speak a language unless you can speak it fluently. Like you could speak only in that language if you had to.</p>