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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I am tempted to have him start over in a new language or even in Spanish. He will be challenged enough in other humanities classes.[/quote] This is what my DD did. She enrolled in Spanish I in 9th grade, even though she'd already completed 3 years of Spanish in MS. They just need 4 years of a language aand she wants to take challenging courses in others subjects. Let him take what he's actually interested in studying. [/quote]

Agreed.  If your child can start w level I honors and keep it up, it will actually look better on the transcript.  Also if your school offers AP right after the level 3, your child still has a chance to take that as a senior.  This will also give your child a chance to write about picking up a new language as a high schooler, the decision process to switch and why.  It will show maturity and willingness to challenge oneself in not settle.  There is a lot you can do with this situation.  If your child truly hates Spanish and want to try something different, go for it.

I agree w the previous poster, doing ECs and taking classes just for college app sake is neither productive nor effective.

- mom of a senior [/quote]

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