<p>I am an incoming sophomore at a public high school in California. Although I am still young, and I know my concerns for college are a bit premature, I am very interested in Princeton. My GPA from freshman year was 4.5, and I am scheduled to enroll in two AP classes next year, as well as honors classes. On of those AP classes is AP Spanish. I was wondering if anyone could tell me how important taking four years of a language is to Princeton, and other schools of similar caliber.</p>
<p>It’s recommended, but Princeton views in context. My son was accepted with only 3 years of language – as an engineering student. Do note that AB students have a foreign language requirement which can be met by a 5 on AP Spanish or 760 on Spanish SAT subject test … so factor that in to your planning as well.</p>
<p>If you’re school doesn’t offer any spanish classes higher than AP, then I don’t think they’d punish you for being advanced and running out of classes. However, if you have opportunities to take more spanish classes, or do something outside of school that utilizes your spanish skills, that would be good. </p>
<p>There are lots of people coming into princeton who don’t get out of the language requirement, meaning they have less experience in the language they took in high school than you will after sophomore year (assuming you get a 5 on the AP, or a 760 on the subject test).</p>