<p>I've taken 5 years of Spanish in high school and have exhausted the course offerings at the local community college. Now I'm thinking about taking French I and II next year, also at the comm college. Is this a good idea or a bad idea? I never had time to do it before. Mostly I'm worried that Gtown won't think I am demonstrating a committment to it, or whatever. I don't know. Thoughts?</p>
<p>Also, can SAT II scores exempt you from the language requirement, or do you have to take the proficiency test?</p>
<p>SATII scores won't exempt you, the proficiency test is much harder and more involved than simply knowing grammer (ie, you are handed a current events article, look at it for 15 minutes, and then go in front of two professors, take five or so minutes to summarize the article, then try and make connections to pertinent historical and political contexts of that region, and then they get to grill you). the proficiency exam is 100% oral. no grammar.</p>
<p>SATII scores are only good for placement. and you only get AP credit for a language if you get a 4 or 5 and place out of the advanced spanish classes.</p>
<p>I don't really understand your question. You say you've exhausted all the course offerings, but then you ask if it's okay to stop taking courses. If you've exhausted the course offerings, then how can you take anything else?</p>
<p>No, what I meant was, if I've exhausted all the offerings in one language, is ok to start taking another language. Or, for the sake of continuity, just not doing that.</p>
<p>Obviously it would be much better to start a new language than to not take any language at all! On your application, however, I think you should either make a note or have your counselor make a note that you exhausted all community college/high school courses in Spanish and that's why you decided to pursue French, but that you fully intend on continuing both in college (even if it's not the case).</p>