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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son is completing his third year of HS Foreign Language as a Sophomore this school year.  He is thinking of stopping at three years.  He will probably take some AP class of greater interest in its place.

Would only 3 years of Language hurt his chances at UVA admission and how seriously would it hurt?  UVA is the most selective college he is likely to apply to.  He is tracking towards a decent chance of admission in other ways - GPA, Test Score, Sport & Activities etc.  [/quote]

Mom to 3 current or very recent UVA students.  If your son is applying to college of arts and sciences the answer is yes, he needs to take a language all 4 years of HS if he wants a decent chance at admission.  He will also be required to take 2 more years of a foreign language at UVA unless he earns a 5 on an AP foreign language exam (don’t think a 4 satisfies but it may depend on the language) or a similarly high score on an IB language exam. [/quote]

What about if student is applying to engineering school at UVA? 3 years of foreign language ok then?

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