<p>Is there any way that you could audit a Spanish 1/2 class over the summer? Say it’s not for credit–you just want to brush up on basics. Then review your 3/4 notes between that and the school year. You can also ask your mom to go through your notes with you.</p>
<p>Personally, if you really want to be competitive at a competitive college, I think that taking Spanish 5/6 would be in your best interest. If you really don’t feel up to it, I’d say take French 1/2, and explain your situation. That way, if you really, really still want to learn Spanish, you can try to apply grammar you learned in French to Spanish.</p>
<p>alright, thanks, lots of good ideas. i can’t audi it during the summer. i am still not sure what to do yet..</p>
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<p>I stand by my question & recommendation. The OP asked about taking 6 classes, with the potential to struggle mightily in one. If that sixth class is non-academic, then, yes, it should be dropped to focus on the other five. Five A’s & B’s are much better than six grades which could include a C (or worse). However, the OP did indicate that the sixth class was considered an academic elective by UC, so it then becomes a gamble on which to take. Would Davis, Irvine, or Santa Barbara prefer to see a third year of language over some other elective such as Virtual Online – absolutely. Is only two years of language a deal-killer – nope. </p>
<p>btw: the UCs will accept Span 1 taken in middle school. The SAT Subject Test is brutal for non-natives, and is difficult to score well even after four years of HS Spanish. For admission purposes, the head of Princeton Review in SoCal suggests that non-native speakers don’t even try it unless they are in AP lang. Congrats on Editor – an awesome challenge/responsibility.</p>
<p>OP: at most high schools, Lang 3 is a big step up from 1&2, which is why it is recommended. But, if you don’t think you can pull a B, then its not worth taking, IMO.</p>
<p>So your saying I should take this:</p>
<p>AP Chem
US History Honors
English 11 Honors
Statistics
Virtual Business
Tennis
Study Hall</p>
<p>If I do that I am pretty sure I can get all As and Bs, probably like a 3.5, 4.0 weighted. Should I just do that? Everyone is telling me different things. I’m still not sure what to do…</p>
<p>I just got back a test and got 46 / 114. :(, i suck at spanish.. any other reccomendations??</p>
<p>LSkaiWalk,</p>
<p>That is a truly hideous test grade. Run, do not walk to your guidance counselor’s office. Ask to be screened for dyslexia and any other previously un-identified language-based processing issues. Make a pest of yourself. Sometimes these things don’t get smoked-out until students start to take foreign languages. And, if you have any previously identified language-based processing issues, you will probably find mastering a second language in the typical classroom setting very difficult. This is not to say that you can’t learn the other language (you learned English didn’t you), but rather to say that the methodology that will help you get that language into your head is different from the one your teacher is probably using.</p>
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<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>my two friends who also were in my class last yaer where our teacher didn’t teach us anything also failed. its not me, its the teacher last year.</p>
<p>I was in pretty much the exact same situation as you. I chose to take the 3rd year of Spanish on my GC’s recommendation. Don’t know what would have happened if I had decided not to take it…</p>
<p>Also- some schools require that you have three years of the same language to apply. My top choice required that, and that was a major factor in my decision. I would check out the schools you are looking at and see if they have this requirement.</p>
<p>hmm, well i am thinkig about middle and low ucs, it sounds like its fine that i am not taking it</p>