<p>Hi! I absolutely am terrible at learning new languages. Has anyone out there found an colleges like this????? </p>
<p>At some schools, it may depend on your major as to whether a foreign language is required for graduation.</p>
<p>Some schools do not specify actual requirements for high school preparation, but have expectations that include some level of foreign language course work. While not having any is not an absolute bar, it is likely disadvantageous for admission to such schools.</p>
<p>Have you not taken any foreign language at all? (and have no knowledge of any from outside of school)</p>
<p>Thanks, I have taken Spanish in middle school and freshman year. I struggled through it all. It just doesn’t click with me</p>
<p>What level did you complete? If the 9th grade course was level 2, that may be (barely) sufficient for admission to many colleges that do have hard requirements for admission. But you still need to check graduation requirements.</p>
<p>Perhaps other languages at your school may be of more interest to you, or have teachers whose teaching is a better fit for you?</p>
<p>The year I took in middle school does not count and I didn’t finish the course freshman year so it doesn’t count either. So I have nothing for FL on my transcript. I haven’t tried any other languages at my school but it is kinda too late now since I would only have 1 year and most colleges require at least 2</p>
<p>I had a neighbor whose daughter was in this same predicament (hated foreign language learning, put it off till the end and realized it was going to keep her out of some schools she was interested in). She ended up enrolling in a language program with an accredited online provider. It was self paced so she was able to complete two years of Spanish in one year to get back on track. And the program was set up so that she could redo assignments as many times as it took to get a decent grade (not tests though). When she applied to college she sent a transcript from her high school and one from the online school. </p>
<p>Maybe something like that could work for you?</p>
<p>Wichita State University in Kansas does not require foreign languages to get in, just three electives in something. It’s not a top school, but I think it’s a pretty decent state college. They have full rides for NMF, so try hard on that PSAT. </p>
<p>You probably will still need a language to graduate, though.</p>
<p>Towson University in Maryland does not require FL to graduate, but may for admission for in-state applicants. Check their website.</p>
<p>Two separate (but related) issues: What you need to get in and what you need to get out.</p>
<p>First, check the admissions requirement and recommendations. Some schools require X number of years of foreign language. Some just recommend. </p>
<p>Second, check the language requirements for after you matriculate. Some require X number of years of foreign language or the equivalent. The “equivalent” can usually be tested out of either by a placement test or an acceptable AP or SAT score.</p>
<p>There are quite a few colleges that do not have a language requirement for graduation, but they very often have language requirements for admissions.</p>
<p>Thank you for all of the suggestions! I am looking into everything! Physicsfreak, did the online Spanish program get put on her transcript?</p>
<p>This might help: <a href=“http://www.collegeconfidential.com/dean/000081/”>http://www.collegeconfidential.com/dean/000081/</a></p>
<p>@ksbdancer - Her high school sent a transcript and the online school sent a transcript. It’s just like if you take dual enrollment classes at a community college. When you apply to college you have original transcripts sent from each source.</p>