<p>Most universities that I've been looking at require around 2-3 years of a foreign language; even some of the Top Tiers that I've looked at don't recommend more than 3 years. Does this mean that taking more language classes is a plus in the eyes of an Adcom? For example, senior year will be my 5th year in French. Does this look good on my transcript? I'm also considering French as a minor in college. Because of my extensive classes, can I be placed into more harder classes?</p>
<p>Oh, come on. 35 views and not a single reply? Bump!</p>
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Well, of course. You will exempt the early language acquisition classes by either AP examination or by a placement test given by the French department.</p>
<p>You should take it not because of admissions but because you want to get better at a language that might help you in the future, especially if you want to go into business.</p>
<p>We visited 5 universities last summer. ALL of them strongly encouraged 4 years of a single language. One school strongly recommended 4 years of science. We spoke to someone in admissions and told him our son would only have 3 years of science with a lab but he would have 4 years of French and 2 years of Spanish with an intended major of international relations. (our son was having lunch with a university student or he would have been doing the asking). The admissions rep told us not to worry about the science.</p>
<p>I think 4 years of a language is an advantage dependent upon your major.</p>
<p>Our son applied to 4 of those universities and was accepted at all of them.</p>
<p>Will you be able to enter a higher level class in your language?..ask at the universities you are interested in. I don’t think there is a blanket answer for all schools.</p>