<p>I have just finished Spanish II at my school with a B. And should be going on to Spanish III starting junior year. However, Spanish was my only regular class this year and the only B. All of my other classes were most rigorous honors and ap classes offered to sophomores and I managed to get all A's except my spanish class. Spanish is by far my weakest subject and all the spanish teachers in my school is ridiculously hard. And so I want to drop Spanish III and instead take a graduation requirement course. Is it bad to only do foreign language for two years? I live in California so my choice of colleges will include UCs and I know UCs require at least two years of foreign language and more recommended. </p>
<p>My schedule next year:</p>
<p>AP Calc
AP Bio
AP USH
AP Eng lang
AP Enviromental Science
regular Spanish III</p>
<p>Despite there are honors spanish iii classes, if I continue with spanish, I will be put into regular and most likely not receive an A. And I heard doing bad in regular classes can be bad when applying to colleges. Should I drop? I also attend Korean school saturdays and get foreign language credit from there too (will get 4 years credit). However, I am Korean and I heard that korean might not count as foreign language for me since I speak korean at home. So what should I do? Continue with Spanish or drop it?</p>
<p>Sorry for the long post, but I would appreciate any advices/suggestions.</p>
<p>If the credit you get from Korean school is accepted by your high school (and appears on your transcript), I'm sure you'd be fine. I know plenty of hispanic kids that take Spanish in high school. I even know a Quebecoise (is that right?) that takes French. They all get their forieng langauge credit.</p>
<p>Colleges really do like to see extensive foreign language--like, at least 3 years. I would assume that the 2-year minimum is in reality insufficient to be considered a competitive applicant. It seems that when colleges "recommend" something, it usually means "pretty much required, if you want to get accepted." </p>
<p>I wouldn't think that the Korean school credit would count as foreign language for you in the same way that a really foreign foreign language would be (i.e., one that you don't speak at home), though it's no mean achievement; the ability to speak more than one language is valuable. </p>
<p>So, I wouldn't drop Spanish. Have you tried tutoring or any other outside help to get a grade higher than a B?</p>
<p>Yes the credit from Korean school is accepted by my high school and appears on my transcript. I hope you are right sungchul. (btw are you korean too?)</p>
<p>Yes I have tried peer tutoring for spanish occasionally and found it wasn't very helpful since my teacher teaches in an impossible way that my tutors don't understand.</p>
<p>I assume you've gotten/tried to get help from your teacher, as well, right?</p>
<p>If the situation cannot be salvaged--if Spanish has become irremediably dark cloud over your schooling and the teacher doesn't recognize how hard you work to get the grades that you get, so you wouldn't even be able to get a letter of recommendation later on--then it'd be okay to drop. HOWEVER, what is that graduation requirement course that you would be replacing Spanish III with? If it's some doofy, easy class, then you'd be better off getting a B in Spanish III (an academic class in a subject that everyone knows is not easy--languages aren't easy) than an A in Dumb, Brainless Required Course. </p>
<p>A B here and there won't kill your chances at getting into college. If you're getting top grades in AP classes and such, then any college you apply to will see that you are capable of succeeding at advanced-level coursework. They'll also see that you're not a flawless superhuman who is outstanding at everything they attempt... and that's okay. You're just a kid, like most of us.</p>
<p>Yes I have tried to get help from my teacher, but she often tells me to go figure it out by myself. </p>
<p>And I heard the only spanish iii teacher at my school is worse than my current one.</p>
<p>The required courses I have to take before end of high school are health, life skills, a technical art (ex. cooking), and a visual performance art (ex. painting). So if I drop Spanish, it will be one of those 4.</p>
<p>well i think that if you dont want to give up spanish, consider a tutor. they can help a lot and get you back on track.
and [[ i know this might sound cheesy but i dont care ]]
try to have a good attitude about it...i mean like if you have a bad one then you wont work as hard [[ no matter how much you try ]] but if you have a good one then you can get a lot farther...trust me. ive had a lot of experience in this topic.</p>
<p>I'm assuming you're Korean since you go to Korean school- I really recommend just doing another year of Spanish. 3 years at the least. Korean school will be great, but if I was an admissions officer I would rather have you also learn another language rather than your native.</p>
<p>I'm Korean and I don't take Korean school. It seems like taking the easy way out. Also, your application will be reviewed by admissions officials who will care little about how many years of exact language you took. However, how will they view a Korean taking Korean as a foreign language? Admissions is subjective and decided solely on personal opinion. Think about it. </p>
<p>A B on a transcript won't hurt you for UCs. What are you aiming for, a 4.7 GPA???</p>
<p>You've tried peer tutoring, but what about an adult tutor? Peer tutors don't always know what they're doing. </p>
<p>And the Spanish language is the Spanish language, no matter who teaches it or what method they use. There must be (there are) online and print resources that could help you grasp it, and tutors don't have to tutor you using the exact same techniques that your teacher uses--maybe it's the teaching style that's doing you in, so a change would be good. If you start "getting" the language, it'll be easy to work your way through your teacher's teaching style and succeed.</p>
<p>I recommend that if you really would like to continue taking Spanish, you should read online Spanish newspapers, watch Spanish TV and YouTube videos, and listen to Spanish songs. All of these really made me a lot more interested in the class, and when you are exposed to all of this culture, you'll pick up the language more quickly. Even if you don't understand much right away, after a while you'll start picking up a lot. I have just finished Spanish II with no previous background in the language, and I can easily read newspaper articles. I am also aware of what's going on when I watch Spanish TV, even though I can't pick out the details. This is an easy, free, and fun way to learn a language. It wouldn't be as easy if Spanish wasn't so widely spoken in the US, but you do have that luxury.</p>
<p>JBVirtuoso is absolutely right. I've even picked up some Swedish by listening to music, reading the lyrics as I listen, and checking out a translation. And I've never even studied Swedish. :p</p>
<p>take spanish...i came from a school on the east coast and i came to a new school in california...i struggled..but was determined and i got my A!</p>
<p>GPAx213..im in the same position as u are....i live in california..i will be a junior next year...and im applyin to the UCs...lol...but im done with spanish 3..and i got an A,..i know im gonna be a jerk when i say this but its definetley in my mind: im glad u got a b in spanish and i hope u fail next year...so thats one less competition for me at UC berkeley/ ucla</p>