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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yep. I find most parents of firstborns do not know this. If your child takes 4 years in high school, he/she won’t ever have to worry about a foreign language in college, which is much harder academically to get through. [/quote]

OK, I just looked up the language requirements for GMU, VT and UVA.  It's not what you are portraying it to be.  GMU requires three semesters unless you pass a proficiency exam.  It doesn't say anything about getting a waiver if you took 4 years of language in HS.

VT seems to be fine with either 2 years of HS language or 3 years of HS language -- depending on your major at VT.

UVA requires four college semesters unless you can pass a proficiency exam. (or you can place into a level that gives you credit for several semesters and you do the rest at UVA).

So, really, only UMW is waiving language requirements if you took 4 years in HS.  Who knows if you would be able to pass the proficiency exams at GMU or UVA if you took 4 years in HS.   No guarantee on that.

I didn't check VCU, Radford or ODU.

JMU also requires 4 semesters in college -- but will give credit (like GMU and UVA) if you take an exam and prove proficiency.

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Ok, but how do you think one passes a proficiency exam to place out? I’ll wait….ding ding ding! If you take 4-5 years of a language in high school! Also, some colleges will not require a proficiency exam and will accept 4 years.[/quote]

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