Problem with Foreign Language Requirements

Applying to College
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<p>I have two language credits for high school (1 from taking a high school course in middle school and one in freshman year). I would like to apply to schools that recommend 4 years, so one year from high school won't cut it, but would it matter if I took a test like the JLPT (but for Russian) and showed proficiency if not an advanced level? I love critical languages and have been studying Russian for years. Also, should I take spanish junior year to try to get the most years even if I dislike it and would prefer Accounting 101?</p>

<p>(The teaching for Spanish was not very great and most of the students were levels behind the required level, so we had to relearn everything. I decided to forgo sophomore Spanish in exchange for a Business Law college course. I would then test out of the Spanish class and skip a year, except the Spanish regents is gone, so my GC said I can just take the spanish class I missed even though the Spanish teacher knows I should just skip it.)</p>

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<p>What level of Spanish did you complete in high school?</p>

<p>One other possibility is to take a Spanish course in a local college, if the teaching in your high school is inadequate and would be a waste of time.</p>

<p>As far as taking a test in Russian goes, check with the colleges of interest to see if they accept that test. Note that there is an AP test in Russian, so some colleges may accept a high score on that as proving foreign language proficiency equal to or greater than the typical fourth year in high school foreign language.</p>

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<p>I took the SAT Chinese and AP Chinese tests, and they sufficed for all the colleges who wanted foreign language credits. I had a hard time coping with English; I definitely didn’t need a third language piled on my workload.</p>