<p>Question: My student (a 9th grader) is grappling with how many years of foreign language to take in high school. Since it is an elective, it limits her choices to take other things, like continuing in orchestra or exploring the STEM-Project Lead the Way program. Is there any trend or movement in college admissions to [...]</p>
<p>Sally, RE: your statement “I would urge her to continue to fit language into her schedule, even if it means taking summer classes or participating in overseas immersion programs. (The latter can be quite pricey but the former can be found at community colleges close to home or even, if necessary, online.)”</p>
<p>If DD takes a foreign language class at comm. college or summer immersion or online, the credit and grade will not be on the high school transcript, right? If that is the case, would it still satisfy the IVY’s high school courses recommendation - ‘taking 3 or 4 years of same foreign language’?</p>
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<p>It depends on the high school. If the class is taken at a college, many high schools will put it on the transcript. Immersion programs are usually not on the transcript. But your daughter can always write a letter (or use the Additional Information section of her applications) to explain the irregularity, if the language isn’t on her transcript (or even if it IS). If a student has taken 3 years of a foreign language at school and then takes the next level elsewhere, colleges will note this. Be sure to order a transcript from the community college to be sent to all the schools on your daughter’s list. Or, better yet, ask if one transcript sent to her high school can be copied and attached to the high school transcript when her guidance counselor sends it to colleges.</p>