Language Requirement Worries

<p>Looking at the colleges I’m considering, I was able to find an explicit requirement from Claremont McKenna [Admission</a> - Claremont McKenna College - Acalog ACMS?](<a href=“Claremont McKenna College - Acalog ACMS™”>Admission - Claremont McKenna College - Acalog ACMS™)) and Syracuse (backup school, my brother goes there and I’m well above their average acceptance [Requirements](<a href=“http://www.syr.edu/futurestudents/undergraduate/applytosu/requirements/firstyear_requirements.html]Requirements[/url]”>http://www.syr.edu/futurestudents/undergraduate/applytosu/requirements/firstyear_requirements.html)</a>). I couldn’t find it on their site, but according to CollegeBoard, Gettysburg College requires three years, but I’d be very happy to find something which says otherwise.</p>

<p>Would only two years of foreign language hurt my chances at other schools I am interested in? Places I’m looking at include Princeton(reach, but it’s worth trying!), Stanford(again, reach), Haverford, Amherst, Grinnell, Pomona, Vassar, Bates, UVA, and the University of Arizona(state school). None of these places, as far as I can tell, require more than two years, but a number of them recommend it. Is it worth somehow mentioning my situation to other places I apply to? </p>

<p>Finally, I realize that I will likely have to study language in college, and while the amount of time taken up by those classes is less than ideal, I am interested in continuing to learn French — provided I have a teacher I can speak with and actual classmates. :p</p>