Need 3rd year of foreign language... advice?

Applying to College
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<p>I'm a senior and I'm applying to two of the Claremont Colleges.
But I found out the required 3 years of foreign language in high school too late, unfortunately.</p>

<p>All I've taken for language is 2 years of Mandarin... :(</p>

<p>So am I flat-out "busted" and should I give up on my plan of applying there?
Or is there a way to earn a year worth credit for taking a semester of language? (CC?)</p>

<p>Just for your info--if it might help, I took the SAT II Korean with Listening and got a perfect score.
If there's a way to make that count as a language credit... Please let me know!</p>

<p>This is really frustrating because I literally just came back from the campus tours... :(
And I really liked the campuses... so I'd like to hear any words from you!
Should I give up, or do I have any alternatives?</p>

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<p>Are 3 years really required or just recommended?</p>

<p>If the former, could you take a qt/sem of Mandarin at a local college this spring?</p>

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<p>@entomom: They are REQUIRED. I really could do so but I doubt whether it’ll count as a year. What do you think?</p>

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<p>Oh and the deadlines for both colleges are January 2…</p>

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<p>I think you need to take this question to the colleges. I didn’t look at all of the colleges’ web sites, but Pomona does say, “Since our students come from a variety of educational experiences and from across the nation and around the world, we do not specify individual classes that are required for admission; however, we do seek a broad range of academic experience in a variety of disciplines and expect that competitive candidates will have completed…three years of a foreign language…”</p>

<p>Pomona, at least, is not requiring three years of foreign language. I suspect what they want is for applicants to have some competence in a language besides English; you have demonstrated that with your score in Korean.</p>

<p>Really, call 'em and ask 'em.</p>

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<p>HS FL classes move very slowly compared to college level. I googled ‘high school college language credit equivalent’ and got several hits, including:</p>

<p>SDSU Chinese equivalent:</p>

<p>[HIGH</a> SCHOOL EQUIVALENT](<a href=“http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/chinese/EQUIVALENT.html]HIGH”>http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/chinese/EQUIVALENT.html)</p>

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<p>UWisconsin College of L&S FL credit:</p>

<p>[The</a> University of Wisconsin-Madison Language Institute](<a href=“http://www.languageinstitute.wisc.edu/content/uw_students/language_requirements.htm]The”>http://www.languageinstitute.wisc.edu/content/uw_students/language_requirements.htm)</p>

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<p>First call and ask if your Subject test in Korean will count. It may not since it’s your first language, but it never hurts to ask. </p>

<p>If it won’t, and you can take a college course in the spring, write it down on your application. I’d recommend you have your HS GC state in the SSR that you plan to take it at the local college. Colleges will do the same thing they do with your planned spring HS coursework, assess you on the schedule you write down, with the option of rescinding if accepted and you don’t complete the course.</p>

<p>x-posted w/Sikorsky</p>

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<p>Thank you so much, Sikorsky and entomom!
I for sure will call the schools and ask this upcoming Monday.
I see a gleam of hope… :)</p>