<p>I've already satisfied my foreign language requirement with 2 years of ASL, but I've always wanted to learn French because it sounds so beautiful (they don't offer French at my hs). However, I'm sure I would earn a B or C because of the speed of the class, how hard it is to learn a new language, and the low priority I would give it in comparison to my other classes (CC upper level bio course, AP calc, AP lit).</p>
<p>I'm also considering accounting because I'm interested in becoming a CPA, but everyone says this is a very difficult major known to "weed out" business students, so I think it would be beneficial to see if I could handle it/like it. Although, if it really is as hard as it sounds, I don't know if I want to take it at the same time as my biology class. </p>
<p>I can't switch the bio class to another trimester because every adcom I've spoken to has advised me to take it this fall (I'm a rising senior). Also, French 1 and Principles of Accounting 1 are only offered during fall.</p>
<p>Has anyone taken a foreign language for the first time at their uni? If I end up taking Accounting, I want to try to take French when I go to college, but it seems a majority of students who take a foreign language class in college already have some sort of grasp on the language.</p>
<p>If you’re going to do 3 years of a foreign language, do it in high school. That’s definitely best. I’m sure taking an accounting class would probably look better since you want to be a CPA but you’re more likely to take classes like that as GE or upper div anyways when you get to college. And if it’s not an AP class and you don’t take an AP exam, it won’t count as credits anyways.</p>
<p>Take the bio class. Take french now, if you’re going to for sure take it in college if you don’t. Did you at least take maybe an econ class?</p>
<p>No, my senior year is going to be my first year of running start so I didn’t have the option. My hs’s business department is terrible, but I’ve taken all of the classes (Marketing 1, Marketing 2, Advanced Marketing, Starting Your Own Business) and all of them were more catered toward succeeding in DECA, a business/marketing club, than actually teaching marketing.</p>
<p>I would suggest French. While you may have fulfilled your high school’s foreign language requirement for graduation, that is not a guarantee that you have satisfied your prospective college’s foreign language requirement for admission. ASL is not universally considered a foreign language by colleges. For a partial list of colleges that accept ASL for admissions, click [url=<a href=“http://www.unm.edu/~wilcox/UNM/univlist.html]here[/url”>Universities That Accept ASL In Fulfillment Of Foreign Language Requirements]here[/url</a>]. If your prospective colleges are not on the list, you might want to contact the admissions offices.</p>
<p>Does ASL have a third year? If yes, you should take that. If not, then take french because most colleges want to see/require 3 years of foreign language.</p>
<p>@guineagirl96
Actually, it’s more like 4 years. The thing is that most kids start at the 2nd level of a language in high school if they took it in middle school, and thus, it is 3 years, but one should reach the 4th or AP level for top colleges to be satisfied</p>
<p>Well, there are very few that actually require level 4- yes its recommended at some, but most require/recommend level 3. Since OPs a rising senior, level 4 isn’t happening, that’s why i didn’t mention it. </p>
<p>In that case, OP, take whichever class you like. The accounting course and French course will not determine whether or not you get in for the most part, and in either class, you’ll have to take another course in college to actually have it matter for something </p>