Spanish or Latin?

<p>This question has probably been asked MANY times.</p>

<p>I just got a Spanish 1 credit(A+). I will be a freshman next year, and wanted your insight on whether Spanish or Latin is a better way to go for me.</p>

<p>I'm not a very good writer(I'd say I'm average). I want to go to a top college(which will probably want 4 years of a language), and for that I need a high SAT score. Latin will help with vocabulary, which boosts reading and writing skills for SAT and in life.</p>

<p>Down the road, I'd like to become a doctor, and Latin terms are very common in medicinal practice.</p>

<p>I know Latin is a "dead" language, and Spanish could be more useful, with all of the immigration today and in the future.</p>

<p>Please let me know what you think.</p>

<p>Colleges don’t care which language you take. As long as you take a language, they’ll be happy. Go with what you want and which language you feel you will enjoy more! I really really wanted to learn Latin (used in certain parts of science, sounds cool, helps with vocab, basis of many common languages), but my school didn’t offer it so I was stuck with Spanish. If you ENJOY Spanish, go for it!</p>

<p>I learned Latin in high school and am now learning Spanish. It was a wonderful decision. Latin was delightful largely because of the [book</a> series](<a href=“http://focusbookstore.com/lingualatina.aspx]book”>Lingua Latina per se illustrata series) I used, and I love the improved understanding of languages as a whole (not just the ones influenced by Latin). Learning Spanish has been like watching a TV series packed with homages to my favorite older TV series.</p>

<p>Dude, learn Spanish. Seriously.</p>

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I agree. After Latin.</p>

<p>Really, pick whatever you want. I made my choice and I couldn’t be happier about it.</p>

<p>I would say that in the United States, spanish is far more useful for being a doctor. It allows you to communicate with clients that may only speak spanish of feel more comfortable speaking spanish. And of course, outside of being a doctor, spanish will be more useful in your everyday life. Both choices are fine, though, if you’re really interested in Latin.</p>

<p>^Well, I don’t think choosing to learn a language for a couple of years in high school can make you that comfortable with the language. If your goal is to get fluent, then you would have to study much more beyond that, right? From how I see it, both languages have their perks. Just choose the one you like more. :)</p>

<p>From the AP perspective if you’re going there:
At first, I thought Latin was the easier test (I never took it / tried it), but hmmm</p>

<p>Spanish (I don’t know what I’m getting yet), isn’t too bad if you put the effort into it–I learned this after studying for the AP test myself. (When the teachers do it, it sort of is a really bad job). It’s a matter of immersing yourself into the language. Okay, I have an annoying habit for a ton of non-speakers to say what I’m supposed to say in Spanish. You force yourself to not use English and you’ll learn all the important words / tenses to convey what you need to say. As well as practice reading various sources using context clues and when you look up words that are in the middle of a sentence its much easier than flash carding to memorize. Also, Spanish radio is always fun even if you don’t get it at first :)</p>

<p>I’m not planning on taking Honors/AP in the language, so would that tilt it(the decision of Spanish or Latin) either way?</p>

<p>I’m not planning on taking Honors/AP in the language, so would that tilt it(the decision of Spanish or Latin) either way?</p>