4 years for language?
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Anonymous
| Is it necessary to do 4 years of language to be considered for the top tier colleges? |
Anonymous
| yes |
Anonymous
| No |
Anonymous
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at least 4
some would prefer the full stretch into AP, depending on your subject choices for major. |
Anonymous
| I think isn’t not necessary for the sciences. |
Anonymous
| Does four years mean through Spanish 4 or through senior year? |
Anonymous
For language specifically |
Anonymous
| Check each school's CDS report to see what they say. |
Anonymous
| Think long term. Having a second language on the resume is a huge leg up in the job search. |
Anonymous
Where is it in the CDS? |
Anonymous
Under admission requirements. Many top schools highly recommend 4 years of FL taken while in high school |
Anonymous
Which means you are either bi lingual or continued to take the language in college; not that you took four years in high school. |
Anonymous
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I checked the CDS for Northwestern. It lists 2 years FL requirement, and does not specify if this must be met while IN high school (meaning, unclear if taking Spanish 1 and 2 while in an mcps middle school would count).
I am confident that Northwestern wants to see more FL than this, so I don’t know that the CDS info is helpful. |
Anonymous
They mean taking it during High School (yes, I know middle school courses count for HS credit, but that's not what Northwestern is talking about). And it is a MINIMUM requirement - which in reality means that a kid applying from a DMV high school should do more (at least 3 years). https://admissions.northwestern.edu/faqs/high-school-courses/ |
Anonymous
Yes, I realize that is what NW really wants. That was my point. The CDs on its face doesn’t provide guidance to OP’s question. |