<p>Well, the college I want to go to asks for four years of a foreign language; however, my high school offers only four and I came in on a second year level. Will taking only three (but still finishing on a fourth year level) greatly affect my chances of admission?</p>
<p>It shouldn’t, but be SURE your college counselor mentions in his letter of recommendation to colleges the reason you only took 3 years of FL. If you can take an FL AP test or SAT FL[ non listening] subject test and do great in it by the end of your Jr year , all the better.</p>
<p>I’m taking AP Spanish as a junior :)</p>
<p>if you finished the spanish curriculum at your school, then it really shouldn’t be a problem, and i’m pretty sure colleges will count getting through spanish 4 in junior year as 4 years of spanish. however, it might be a good idea to check with the colleges you’re interested in, and if they say that somehow this is a problem, you could look into courses at a nearby college or maybe starting a new language senior year.</p>
<p>Double-check the precise wording about foreign languages on the college’s website. It almost certainly uses the term “recommended” rather than the term “required”. Many students attend high schools where it is not even possible to take four years of a foreign language, some high schools don’t even offer any at all. And there are cases of students (particularly at smaller high schools) who cannot take the foreign language classes that are offered because of course scheduling conflicts.</p>
<p>The important thing is that you have done your level best to take as much foreign language as you can work into your schedule. Do not worry over much about this.</p>
<p>AP Spanish is considered Year 5. It will not be a problem to any college. (Don’t forget to ace the test!)</p>
<p>I would say that, in your case, it should be ok, since you’re already taking the highest level language class that is offered in your school. I noticed that most of the schools I applied to recommended 3 years of language, but I don’t think it makes much of a difference. However, just to make sure, I would email an adcom and ask them, just to make sure.</p>
<p>The requirement is to complete the equivalent of year 4 of the language at your school. Middle school students enter high school with wide variations of specific foreign language skills, and accordingly high school use placement exams to determine the entry level. Colleges understand this.</p>
<p>“I’m taking AP Spanish as a junior”
then you should have nothing to worry about. Just DONT take the Spanish LISTENING SAT subject test- it has a killer curve.</p>