what the best thing to do

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello i'm going to be a freshmen the coming school year and i want to plan for college.</p>

<p>I'm divided because to be a likely candidate for Stanford University my Guidance Councilor
say i should take 3-4 years of a foreign language and my main options are Spanish & German.
Now this were i'm stuck at should i Take Spanish for 4 years, German for 4 years, 2 years Spanish 2 years German. I want to have the strongest attributes for when i apply for Stanford
and if this helps i want to major in Computer Engineering.</p>

<p>Any help would be greatly appreciate any help.</p>

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<p>The choice of language does not matter. Pick the one you like better and stick with it for 4 years.</p>

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<p>thanks!</p>

<p>any other ideas would be great.</p>

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<p>I hope this doesn’t sound mean, because it’s intended to be helpful. Taking a foreign language is a good idea, but you also need to improve your written English. I can’t really tell from your post if you (a) were just writing quickly and being careless, (b) are not a native English speaker, or (c) really don’t write well. I counted nearly 20 errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization and grammar, and that just won’t do at Stanford.</p>

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<p>I’m sorry i have trouble with English as it is my third language, the second being Arabic.</p>

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<p>i have been taking classes for a few weeks now and plan to do so alongside Spanish through out high school.</p>

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<p>Cool - three languages already! I just looked at the Stanford website, and it says they don’t have a specific set of requirements. However, they recommend three years of the same language. You can see what they look for here:</p>

<p>[Academic</a> Preparation : Stanford University](<a href=“http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/basics/selection/prepare.html]Academic”>http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/basics/selection/prepare.html)</p>

<p>I think other colleges would also prefer you to take three (or four) years of one language. So, it seems like in general your counselor is giving you good advice.</p>

<p>But here’s an interesting question I don’t know the answer to: does the language recommendation apply to someone who already speaks three languages?</p>