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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Has anyone's child taken ASL for their high school's foreign language requirement? It is available at the high school my daughter will attend next year and I know in our district it counts towards their language requirement but I'm not sure whether any/many colleges with their own language requirement will also accept it? I know UVA does but do others? She has difficulty with the language she is currently studying so we are hoping to try something new, but also want to make sure in the end it will be to her benefit and she won't have to go back later (like in college) and take a foreign language that she struggles at.i[/quote]

If you are seriously thinking of UVA, check the language requirements thoroughly.  My DC is a second year student there now.  He took one year of Latin and at least two middle school years and two high school years of Spanish AP.  He was also fluent in ASL.  He did not take the AP exams or try to place because he had heard horror stories and was focused on the SAT II subject matter tests in the sciences.  UVA's general rule is four semesters (2 years) of foreign language.  So he had to decide whether to continue  with Spanish or try something else (UVA offers everything even Urdu).  He chose German so is in his first semester of German.  There are a few programs, such as poly-sci honors, which will allow you to waive those two years of foreign language but they are rare.  It's also very difficult to get excused for those two years of foreign language based upon a disability.  Basically, you have to try the class and demonstrate that you will fail all four semesters.  Only then is it waived.  My DC checked carefully with friends who had taken the AP test in Spanish, the ASL test and  SAT II subject matter tests in foreign languages others and felt there was no way he would place well notwithstanding the years of Spanish he had taken.  I think that assessment was correct.  If  you really don't want your DD to take foreign language i would avoid UVA and any other college that has a standing foreign language requirement (It was one year in my college - I hated it!).  Or, learn everything you can about the AP YSL tests to find out if she really can get credit if she focuses hard in high school. Also some college will pass you for say, Spanish I, but will make you take Spanish II, III and IV depending upon tests results.[/quote]

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