<p>I am a current sophomore and I started taking an extra class online since the spring semester of last school year. I took a critical foreign language online and don't regret taking that class at all. I love the language and it's helped me develop a strong passion for something. However, as much as I love that class, it has also affected my class rank by a lot. I did well in the class but because I took an extra class my gpa had to be calculated using 9 classes instead of the usual 8. This ended up bringing my class rank down by about 20 points. I went from the top 9% to the top 15%. It bothers me a lot because I don't think this really reflects how well I'm doing in school compared to a lot of my classmates who are ranked above me. Another problem is that I want to take more critical languages available online. This will also cause my rank to decrease more. Yes, I really want to take the class but I'm worried that my low rank will make it look like I'm not working as hard as I really am. When some schools say they require four years of foreign language do those four years all have to be of the same langauge?</p>
<p>Yes, colleges would prefer that you achieve Level 4 in a language rather than taking German 1, Spanish 1, French 1, and Latin 1.</p>
<p>But why did taking a course online lower your GPA? Did you get a low grade? Also, taking nine classes at once is a bit extreme - can’t you take your foreign language at school as part of your regular courseload? You’ll impress no one if you wind up frying your frontal cortex on the way to senior year. </p>
<p>Slow down, relax, enjoy life a little.</p>
<p>Four years of the same language is preferred because they want to see you get to a certain level of mastery. It is stronger for your resume than dabbling. </p>
<p>Yes they will look at the UW and the class rigor also. Your school ranking is forcing people into weighted classes, I suppose. I’m afraid that having your GC be able to check the top 10% and top 25% is important for selective schools. So be strategic with your class choices. And take another language outside of school instead.</p>
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<p>I did very good in the class but it was counted for standard credit. My school is on A-B schedule so we’re taking all 8 classes at once. I was very eager to take that class at the moment and couldn’t wait for the next school year so I went ahead and took it after school. Also, there are vocal coaching sessions within the class that let us interact with a native speaker to learn more about the language and improve with our speaking skills. When planning out this year’s schedule, I took that into consideration and realized I would not feel comftorable being in a cumputer lab and having several people listen in on my conversation with the language coach, lol. I am planning on trying to somehow fit it into next year and senior year’s schedule without getting any lower on the ranking. And thanks for that last bit of advice, I needed it.</p>
<p>A lot of the critical languages online only have up to level 2. Is that okay also, if I take two of these languages and reach the level 2 class?</p>
<p>Would it help if I did summer programs geared towards improving the critical language I took/want to take or even self studying other languages on my on time and taking an SAT or AP test on it? I am in the process of completing the highest level possible (2) for the critical language I’m taking and think it would be wise to wait until senior year to take another one.</p>
<p>Does “KSA” refer to a place in the US, or a foreign country where a non-English language is the primary language of instruction in schools? If the latter, are you fluent in that language? If so, you may want to find out from the colleges what their policies are in that case.</p>
<p>KSA = Kingdom of Saudi Arabia?</p>
<p>D’aaawwww you got me MrMom 
But I am not an international student; I’m just a little obsessed with the country. I know if I keep studying hard and frequently, I could reach fluency soon.</p>
<p>So are you a US citizen living in the KSA? Are you fluent in Arabic?</p>
<p>Oh no. I live in the U.S. The critical language I’m studying is Arabic and I feel like I could reach fluency very soon if I keep up with studying the language.</p>