<p>I took French I and II freshie and sophomore year, but dropped about because of various reasons. I'm taking Chinese I this year and Chinese II Honors next year. But since I switched languages, to colleges does it look like I only took 2 years of language?</p>
<p>Colleges usually set their language requirements or recommendations in terms of a single foreign language. Thus, a school that recommends three or four years would consider yours as only two towards the total required or recommended.</p>
<p>Everything depends on the individual colleges and universities. Read the precise wording at the college and university websites. Is it “required” or is it “suggested” or is it “recommended”? If three or more years are specifically “required”, email them and ask if you have met their standard. If the admissions office confirms that that institution absolutely requires applicants to have taken more than two years of the same language, save your application fee, and move on.</p>
<p>I think this would not impact your admissions at all. But your graduation requirements from the given college or university may require that you achieve some kind of proficiency in a foreign language. Depending on the college and what they offered, you could continue in one of the languages you have already studied for another couple of semesters, or start something new. You need to look at the graduation requirements for each college and program you are interested in. This is a really good question to ask on a college tour, too.</p>