<p>This forum seems to help out a lot of people, so I figured that I woud ask the question that has been keeping me up for weeks with the hopes of getting some advice!</p>
<p>Now for some information to just give you an idea of my academics/ECs-</p>
<p>First of all, I am a high school junior who wishes to attend Syracuse University when I graduate. I recently moved from a large public high school in New York to a small private prep school in North Carolina. My overall GPA in New York was 90 on a 100 scale, taking the hardest courses offered but only one AP course (it was the only one offered). I did a few extra curriculars, playing on the varsity tennis team starting in 9th grade, participating in Model UN 10th, and playing the violin and string bass in 10th grade in a local string group. Not as many as I could have, but I was new to that school as well and didn’t know much about what it had to offer. As for summer activities, in after 9th grade I spent one month with the Multinational Force and Observers (Peacekeepers) in the Sinai Desert in Egypt, and in the summer after 10th grade I went to an aerospace program at the University of North Dakota.</p>
<p>Here is my situation-</p>
<p>I took three years of french at my school in New York, French 1-3 starting in the 8th grade. My new school in North Carolina offered French when I enrolled, but then dropped its French courses due to lack of demand. I asked if I could take just a french course at a local high school, but the administration told me I should take French 201 for high school credit at a local college. It seemed like a good idea at the time, so I enrolled in the course.</p>
<p>However, it soon appeared that there would be a problem with the french class, as it would require me to miss a class three days a week and arrive at the following class 10-15 mins late (out of a 50 min class period). Also, after talking with my sister (who currently attends SU), she said that she had taken French 201 at Syracuse after having 5 years of french in high school and dropped the class because it was too hard. </p>
<p>I decided that the scheduling problems, combined with the difficult nature of the course, would negatively affect my other classes and my overall GPA, so I dropped the french course. In its place I am taking another science, and Latin I. </p>
<p>My questions-</p>
<li><p>Do you think that Syracuse would understand my situation and would be a little more lenient on the 4-5 years of a foreign language that they normally like to see on a transcript?</p></li>
<li><p>Do you believe that my other credentials, combined with a good SAT sore (I hope), would give me a shot at Syracuse, which admits 59% of applicants?</p></li>
<li><p>Do you know of any alternative ways that I could take some kind of french course that wouldn’t be hard enough to negatively affect my GPA and that would allow for a flexible schedule?</p></li>
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<p>Any advice is appreciated, as this has (as I said earlier) been worrying me and keeping me up for weeks! Thanks in advance!</p>