<p>I'm about to take my fourth year of Latin in high school. However, I'm interested in taking Spanish in college. Does Georgetown allow you to start a new language or do you have to continue the language you've been studying? This may seem like a dumb question, but I've heard you can't start a new one. I'd appreciate your feedback. Thanks!</p>
<p>Yes you can.</p>
<p>When I visited I talked to an SFS guy from Missouri who took Spanish in high school. He continued Spanish, and then took an emersion course (or courses? idk) in Arabic. Georgetown is a great place for foreigns langauges, and they are more than willing to help you start a new one. </p>
<p>I am in close to the same situation as you. I took two years of Latin. This next year I am going to take Spanish at a comm. college to help prepare for Spanish in college. </p>
<p>I actually called Georgetown regarding this question. I asked if it was kosher to them if I switched from Latin to Spanish for just my senior year, or if they want to see consistancy. The addcon said that they just want to see you doing what you are passionate about. She said that if I am no longer interested in Latin, and I am interested in Spanish, then it’s a no brainer, switch. However, she did say that they would note that I made the switch, but it would not necessarily be negative.</p>
<p>I’m going into my first year at Georgetown this fall.</p>
<p>I’m in the SFS, and I really didn’t like the language program at my school, so I decided not to take a language my senior year. I never took an AP course in a language or anything. Don’t get me wrong.. I love languages are I got As every quarter I was taking one, and I’ve been taking Spanish since elementary school.. it just had to do with the program at my school.</p>
<p>I have actually talked to just as many people continuing their language from high school as I have people that are starting new languages.</p>
<p>But if you’re going into the SFS, one thing you might want to think about is that in order to graduate, you have to master a language. So, even though you might not like Latin, if you can get the proficiency out of the way, that’s one thing that you don’t have to worry about for graduation, and you can take as many Spanish courses as you want.</p>
<p>That’s what I’m doing. I’m finishing up Spanish, so to speak, and then starting a new language to fill my requirements first.</p>
<p>So what your saying is that I should probably continue Latin in order to “master it” more easily, and then take Spanish just because I want to learn it?</p>
<p>Depends on what school your in. If your thinking SFS you should be aware that they don’t accept Latin as a language that fulfills their requirement (which is proficiency, you have to pass a department test) since it is not a modern language (same goes for ancient greek). If your hoping to be in the SFS you will need to take a new language regardless (probably intensive for three to four semesters at the least to become “proficient” in spanish, this will indeed take up a significant amount of your SFS electives as well). </p>
<p>If your just shooting for the college then latin will be fine as you only need to either take up through or pass out of the intermediate level of any language (modern or classic). My advice would probably be to try and place out of the requirement with latin then you would be free to do what you wish with spanish. Just my two cents though 
Good Luck!</p>
<p>when i read the title of the thread i thought the OP was going to start his own language haha</p>
<p>I would intend to be in the SFS. </p>
<p>Also, what does OP mean?</p>
<p>And yah, I tend to start discussions/topics with double meanings. I made facebook group with “Support the suffering in Darfur” in the title. I meant “suffering” as the group of people who were suffering. Like, buy this book and donate money in order to support THOSE who are suffering. Needless to say, some people got ticked off that I could possibly support what was going on there…</p>