<p>I am currently in 10th grade and i have decent grades. Freshman year, i got all A's on my transcript (had a few b's on the report card, but they averaged to A's on the transcript). This year I have A's and some B's.</p>
<p>I take two languages. I am in Chinese II and Spanish III. Chinese is getting cut at my highschool, but I am going to take Spanish 4 and 5 junior and senior year. Most likely, i am going to try to take Chinese at the college in my town. I was wondering if taking multiple languages boosts your chances of getting into good colleges. </p>
<p>Also, if you are good at sports (for example maybe a state medalist) does it also boost your chances of getting into a good college (Stanford for example) even if your grades and SAT scores are not perfect?</p>
<p>I’d hope so! I’m a sophomore and I take 3 languages (like you, Chinese and Spanish, and also German). A lot of people have said that taking 3 languages is too hard and that no college will accept me. But that doesn’t make sense, and hopefully that’s not true. (International Relations major btw)</p>
<p>Taking more languages is always good, especially if the rest of your schedule is similarly rigorous.</p>
<p>Sports are a minor factor UNLESS you’re a recruited athlete. Recruited athletes are at a major advantage.</p>
<p>Taking two foreign languages instead of one is neither a positive nor a negative: It just demonstrates an interest in language. If taking Chinese at the local college has a negative impact on your other grades, it’s not worth it. Chinese and Spanish are both very common, by the way - in our neighborhood, which is 40% Asian, all the Asian kids are bi-lingual and study Spanish in high school. </p>
<p>It would be more noteworthy if you were learning an uncommon language - but even that would be interesting only if it reflected an interest in the history, culture, literature, of that language group as well.</p>