How many years of foreign language needed in high school for college admissions?

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Anonymous wrote:Does Latin count?

3 years of Latin is enough

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My kid took AP foreign language in 10th grade. It freed up his 11th and 12th grade schedule to take other interesting classes. He did 2 years in HS, and three years in MS.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid took AP foreign language in 10th grade. It freed up his 11th and 12th grade schedule to take other interesting classes. He did 2 years in HS, and three years in MS.

Colleges don't care about MS. Irrelevant to the discussion.

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For the most competitive colleges, the safest approach is 4 years world language or until the AP level, whichever happens 1st

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Anonymous wrote:My kid took AP foreign language in 10th grade. It freed up his 11th and 12th grade schedule to take other interesting classes. He did 2 years in HS, and three years in MS.

Colleges don't care about MS. Irrelevant to the discussion.

Wouldn't they care about high school credit classes taken in MS?

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Anonymous wrote:It depends. Mine only took 3 but the last was AP. Does not seem to have had an impact.

+1 Mine took level IV as a junior, and now for 12th no higher level is being offered. CC says it will be fine.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid took AP foreign language in 10th grade. It freed up his 11th and 12th grade schedule to take other interesting classes. He did 2 years in HS, and three years in MS.

Colleges don't care about MS. Irrelevant to the discussion.

Wouldn't they care about high school credit classes taken in MS?

No.

Colleges look at HS transcripts.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid took AP foreign language in 10th grade. It freed up his 11th and 12th grade schedule to take other interesting classes. He did 2 years in HS, and three years in MS.

Colleges don't care about MS. Irrelevant to the discussion.

Wouldn't they care about high school credit classes taken in MS?

No.

Colleges look at HS transcripts.

What’s the point of getting high school credit for advanced language classes in middle school if colleges won’t even consider the them?

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Anonymous wrote:DS is a high school sophomore considering courses for junior year. He is taking Spanish IV now but doesn't like it very much. He wants to take AP Chem next year instead of continuing on with Spanish. (AP Chem is two periods, so there isn't room for both; we've been through the rest of the schedule and the only one that makes sense to drop is Spanish.)

He will be applying to reasonably selective colleges. I have heard that some colleges want students to have a certain number of years of foreign lang in high school, or it may hurt them in admissions. But how do I find this info? I don't see it on college websites.

Three if STEM / Business major

Four if Humanities major.

Varies by college sometimes. For example, UVA wants STEM applicants to have at least 4 years of a foreign language. (Yes, even the UVA E School admissions is looking for this.)

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Anonymous wrote:My kid took AP foreign language in 10th grade. It freed up his 11th and 12th grade schedule to take other interesting classes. He did 2 years in HS, and three years in MS.

Colleges don't care about MS. Irrelevant to the discussion.

Wouldn't they care about high school credit classes taken in MS?

No.

Colleges look at HS transcripts.

My kid’s high school transcript shows the language classes they took in middle school.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid took AP foreign language in 10th grade. It freed up his 11th and 12th grade schedule to take other interesting classes. He did 2 years in HS, and three years in MS.

Colleges don't care about MS. Irrelevant to the discussion.

Wouldn't they care about high school credit classes taken in MS?

No.

Colleges look at HS transcripts.

What’s the point of getting high school credit for advanced language classes in middle school if colleges won’t even consider the them?

That poster does not realize that some districts put MS language classes on HS transcripts. Each college decides how to handle that. It is not like French 1 at MCPS is a more advanced class because it is labeled a HS class. I do think that taking 4 years of French in HS after 2 years in MS and getting to AP is different then starting with French 1 in 9th.

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OP, you should be more concerned about him getting -out- of college. College requirements for entrance are there for a reason. Will he have to take a FL in college to graduate? Depends. Research that and you'll know the college will view his application.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid took AP foreign language in 10th grade. It freed up his 11th and 12th grade schedule to take other interesting classes. He did 2 years in HS, and three years in MS.

Colleges don't care about MS. Irrelevant to the discussion.

Wouldn't they care about high school credit classes taken in MS?

No.

Colleges look at HS transcripts.

What’s the point of getting high school credit for advanced language classes in middle school if colleges won’t even consider the them?

Find a HS that will list what classes a kid took in middle school on a HS transcript ( even if "HS level").

Some high schools will barely list summer courses taken while in high school, especially if not taken at the high school itself.

Congrats for taking some HS classes in MS. Means absolutely to colleges.

Dual enrollment? Now we're talking!

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Anonymous wrote:My kid took AP foreign language in 10th grade. It freed up his 11th and 12th grade schedule to take other interesting classes. He did 2 years in HS, and three years in MS.

Colleges don't care about MS. Irrelevant to the discussion.

Wouldn't they care about high school credit classes taken in MS?

No.

Colleges look at HS transcripts.

What’s the point of getting high school credit for advanced language classes in middle school if colleges won’t even consider the them?

Find a HS that will list what classes a kid took in middle school on a HS transcript ( even if "HS level").

Some high schools will barely list summer courses taken while in high school, especially if not taken at the high school itself.

Congrats for taking some HS classes in MS. Means absolutely Nothing to colleges.

Dual enrollment? Now we're talking!

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Anonymous wrote:Yes it matters if it's in HS or MS - selective colleges want to see 4 years in HS (same language, not Spanish 3 and 4 and then French 1 and 2). You have to show rigor compared to classmates, and the way to do that is foreign language, math, and science. And lots of AP or IB courses

OP here - I understand the need to show rigor, but it's a tradeoff. He can either take Spanish V or he can take AP Chem. Can't fit both in.

Our kids counselor made a note in their file that there was a schedule conflict. She had a full load, 5 APs including Chem so very rigorous. She had 3 years of French in HS, one of them as a senior so no FL as a junior. She is in at a college that recommended 4 years. She is a stem major so that and the counselors note, and rigorous schedule made up for missing one year.