Yale is my top choice right now; I’ll probably apply EA. I have the test scores, grades, ECs, recommendations, etc. to make me a decent contender. I’ve taken the most difficult course load available at my school and received all As. However, I’ll only have two years of foreign language when I finish high school. This is because I was unable to take a foreign language in freshman year due to full classes. I’m a junior now and could take another year of French if I had one, but I’m graduating early. Technically I’ll have taken French I, II, and III, but I doubt Yale considers the I and II (both single semester) to be actual separate language courses. This could also be especially problematic because I’ve demonstrated significant interest in politics, especially global affairs. Obviously, foreign language is important in international relations. Because of this, I’m planning to take outside French courses during my gap year. But how do I prevent language from being looking like an ugly hole in my application? I’m also applying to Harvard, Brown, and Stanford (as well as some less selective schools), so if anyone knows how this could affect those places, that would be helpful too.
To be honest admissions at highly selective schools is a bit of a mystery to me. I don’t know whether this would help, but there are some very good French language immersion courses available. I know (barely) someone whose daughter took a French immersion course at Universite Ste Anne in Nova Scotia and loved it. There are also immersion classes available at one of the French language universities in Montreal. I am sure that there are other similar classes available elsewhere. At a minimum this would show a commitment to continuing your education in French.
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