Not sure if this is the right forum, if not apologies!
Backstory:
- I’ve been learning french for the past 6 or so years but my current high school doesn’t offer French and only offers Chinese. I have already enrolled for the school year so there is no backing out now! :0
- When applying to colleges how do I let them know about my experiences with both languages, even though I am not
taking any actual French Lessons in High School (my French is still pretty good).
- Can I switch languages, if I change schools in my sophomore year to a school that teaches French? Are the credits
I earned from Chinese transferrable?
Thank you for reading this, I need advice 
You can take the French AP or SAT Subject Test to show fluency. Credits for language are not transferable but schools care about the level of instruction you’ve accomplished, not necessarily how many years taken.
You need to have foreign language to graduate from that high school, correct? If your only option is Chinese, then you had better take enough Chinese to get your high school diploma.
There are a number of ways to validate your language skills in French. Depending on your level, you can take the SAT subject exam in French, or possibly take the AP French exam after some self-study and/or an online class. If you are in or near a city where there is a branch of Alliance Francaise, you could take one of their exams.
If you transfer high schools (please don’t do that just to change foreign languages, take all of your personal and academic needs into account), the guidance office at the new high school will review all of your courseowrk and decide which classes you are ready to take, which you need to take because of their graduation requirements, and if there are any you need to re-take because their class is substantially different from what you have taken so far. If Chinese isn’t offered there, they will have a way to record on their transcript that you have completed a semester or year of foreign language. But that only matters for graduation. When you apply to college, you will send official copies of the transcripts from both high schools. The colleges will see your exact classes and grades from High School One, not just how those were handled by Hogh School Two.
Yes, of course you could switch back to French if you are at a high school where it is offered! But be sure to meet with the French teacher first to find out what your correct placement should be. You will want to be able to enroll in the highest level class that you are qualified for.
Take a CLEP test at your university if offered. This will give you applicable credit for your level of knowledge.
Get some sort of external validation for your French level - SAT subject, Alliance Française test as suggested above… If your French level is good ou can even look into CNED or dual enrollment classes.
Depending on what major you’re aiming for, continuing with French and starting Chinese would actually be a pretty strong signifier.
Odd that a high school offers Chinese as its only FL. If this is a west coast school, then usually Spanish should be offered as well.
If you can, DE at a community college to take French as mentioned above.
For someone who likely has never had any exposure to Mandarin, it will be hard for you. If there are ethnic Chinese in your class, they will have been taking weekend Chinese classes in addition.
I live in Asia (not in China), I used to go to a bigger school with more Foreign Language options but recently moved to a smaller school with only one foreign language option. I am an expat, that doesn’t speak the native language (and live in an area with little foreigners- yay) so trying to find classes outside of school would be extremely difficult. @Hamurtle
You might be a able to take an online French course. Maybe during the summer?
Des tour town have an Alliance Française ? What about preparing for the DELF online?
I can’t imagine too many international schools in Asia that offer Chinese as the only FL option.
Take a FL online in the worst case scenario.