<p>My final grade in spanish is a B. Should I take spanish year 3, or 2 years is well enough?</p>
<p>Absolutely take Spanish 3. Most schools require 3 years, some require 4. It’ll look way better if you take Spanish 3 than if you don’t!</p>
<p>Absolutely take Spanish 3.</p>
<p>3 years of a language can be important if you’re applying to competitive colleges. And there is another reason to go farther. At many colleges you are required to demonstrate a proficiency in a foreign language in order to graduate. Proficiency, of course, doesn’t mean that you can actually speak or understand anything, just that you’ve passed the required level of classes. Where it becomes interesting some colleges let you off the hook if (depends on the school) you’ve taken enough in HS, pass the AP test, or get a certain SAT II score. So it would be worth looking into whether the colleges you’re considering will waive their language requirement, saving you the trouble and expense of taking a language again in college.</p>
<p>BTW you should ask yourself why you’re getting a B. How much time are you spending on Spanish, and how regularly? There are so many resources you can find for studying a language – on the web, books, tapes, TV shows like Destinos (also available online), meetups where people talk in their target language, etc. A fair number of people teach themselves a foreign language without ever setting foot in a classroom. The point I’m trying to make is that by taking charge of your study rather than waiting for your teacher to deliver it to you, you can learn it well enough for an A. And there’s an important lesson in this, one that could turn into a pretty captivating college essay ;)</p>
<p>Thanks for responses, looking forward to reading more</p>
<p>I have already learn my lesson, my grades throughout high school have been tamperd by my allergic reactions, which began to hit peak my junior year. Though now my allergic reaction ( which have lead to other health problems that appears to be going away) is being looked further into. Negative side, senior year grades will not be evaluated as much as junior year. Positive, I’m looking at backup universities ( though still well respected) and don’t feel horrible.</p>
<p>You must. Most colleges require you to take at least 3 years of a foreign language, if not 4. Just work harder next year.</p>
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<p>Ofcourse, though senior year will not be seen completely when everyone/ myself is applying/ getting accepted or rejected. I do plan to do better next year, but my original plans were to at least A’s junior year, but that wasn’t the case.</p>
<p>Was Spanish 2 hard for you? Ignore your letter grade, those are easy to get. How much Spanish did you actually learn? Do you think you know enough to provide for a solid foundation in Spanish 3?</p>
<p>In the universal Spanish 1-4 sequence, spanish 3 is noted for being the hardest. Basically everyone in my school, including myself, did much much worse in Spanish 3 than in Spanish 2. (A/B+ in Span 2, B-/C+ in Span 3)
Unless you get super dedicated, (and IMO it’s hard to take spanish seriously), there’s a chance you’d get a C. Spanish 3 goes into the Subjunctive rather than the Indicative and it’s basically like you’re starting over completely. I didn’t like it at all and I regret signing up for AP Spanish next year.</p>
<p>But it’s up to you. Most people get by fine with 2.</p>
<p>Looks like I don’t have much of a choice but to take 3rd year, to at least appear ( as I’m already are) a well rounded student since I lack a good amount of ec’s.</p>