<p>I am currently in Spanish 1, but I plan to self study and jump to Spanish 3 next year (test into it). Will the jump count as a year of spanish or not?</p>
<p>I think it depends on what you want it to counts towards. </p>
<p>It depends if your HS gives you credit for it. Regardless, most selective colleges are looking for the level you attain, not how many years it took to get there.</p>
<p>@awakeningvenus @skieurope </p>
<p>Basically, I am currently in Spanish 1 as a sophomore. At my school people rarely take four years of language. (I’m surprised myself, but we only offer up to French 3 and Spanish 1-3 and AP Spanish, however, few take AP spanish). I talked with my counselor and she said that I if I study enough over the summer/ communicate with the teacher, I can test into Spanish 3, and therefore take AP Spanish SR. Yr. My question: is this essentially four years of spanish?</p>
<p>@Allude Technically, no, it’s three years of language. But taking AP Spanish shows a much higher proficiency and effort than if you just took 1-3. It would look a lot better than the alternate without the AP. A college would probably consider it to be essentially four years, since you went to the college level. Either way, you should go for it!</p>
<p>No. It’s 3 years of Spanish to complete level 4. Still, that’s a good thing. Go for it.</p>
<p>It will probably not be counted on your transcript. I did something similar and the previous were not counted as credits but there is some acknowledgement that your’re taking III. However, @awakeningvenus said, it will not be counted as three years of a language by most colleges.</p>
<p>It really depends on your school. Some schools are iffy and are all like “Nah boi. You gotta take it here or else.” So you’re left to really think about it. They want 3 years of a language. Just ask your GC. It sometimes is just considered a summer course. </p>
<p>As long as you’ve cleared it with your GC that you will be able to skip into Spanish 3, there is not really a problem with it from a college admissions perspective. They may even be impressed when they review your schedule that you skipped a year (which you can nonchalantly explain, “oh, no big deal, just tested out of it”</p>