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The world language 3 credits do help - it gives you 3 years of language (1,2,3) that appear in HS transcript. If your child is able to take a language AP in TJ, it completes 4 years of language at HS level. Mine did just that and college outcomes did not seem impacted. Check with your TJ counselor just in case hopefully when your child gets in. [/quote]

So as I understand it, my kid (whether it gets into TJ or not) has 2 options for HS:
a. Don't take any other 3rd language at all and remain with the 3 credits received from the exam, and use the time to take other courses instead
b. Start a 3rd language from scratch and aim for an AP language exam

So basically my question now is what is the best strategy for a good college application..?[/quote]

College admissions may view the three exam-only credits taken as pass/fail as nearly equivalent earning no language credits at all. They could infer that the student likely faced challenges in completing three (or preferably four) full years of language study for a letter grade, as expected of high school graduates. This could potentially make the student's application less competitive compared to thousands of other applicants who have completed a world language course for a letter grade.

Foreign language credits are evaluated for their own merit, and substituting a few math or science courses in its place is unlikely to fill the void. Just google and read up on why top universities look for 4 years of foreign language even for non-liberal arts majors, ... a debatable topic. 
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