<p>I'm currently a junior, and as the title suggests I only have two years of foreign language (German) experience. I could not fit another year of German into my schedule this year, and it's looking like I won't be able to next year. I plan to apply to one or two Ivies (deciding between Harvard, Princeton, and Yale). I'm 6th in my class, have a 3.9 GPA, and have taken mostly AP/honors, so in those respects I have a chance of being accepted. I want to study music (composition mainly), and by the end of my senior year, I'll have 3 years of music theory experience. Since I will also be applying to some music-only schools, I figured that having 3 years of theory will outweigh only having two years of a language. Will this hold true at an Ivy League, or should I try to fit in at least one more year of a language? </p>
<p>Odds are very low unless you are a music prodigy who’s performed solo at Carnegie Hall. Most top colleges will only accept 2 years if your school doesn’t offer more, and even then, they’ll expect you at leasttried to take the upper level (level3) at a local community college. Try to take it over the summer through a virtual school, or take the Concordia Language Village class for credit. The “norm” at TOP 25 schools (especially Ivies and similarly ranked) would be Level4 or AP ; if you have college-level theory and composition classes, that’d outweigh the fact you stopped at Level3. But Level2, no, I really don’t see it.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info. I will definitely try to take level 3 over the summer and hopefully do level four during the year then. Although if that doesn’t work out and I can only do level 3, are you sure that will be sufficient?</p>
<p>No, I’m not sure, but it wouldn’t be an immediate red flag the way only 2 years would be. So, if you can’t take Level4 Senior Year, do make sure you take Level3 over the summer.</p>