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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some college apps want to see it more recent in HS.  Better to wait until HS. [/quote]

Are you saying colleges prefer to see students taking a lower-level language course in high school rather than the highest possible level? This isn’t a one-and-done, it’s the first course in a long sequence, and if you start earlier you advance further in the sequence prior to college applications.
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Some colleges place a higher value on "4 years of language in HS".  Meaning....you could do either of these to satisfy this college applications trend (it's not explicit but it is a known desirable parameter for admissions at schools like UVA).

9th Spanish 1
10th Spanish 2
11th Spanish 3
12th Spanish 4

OR you could do the following:
7/8th Spanish 1
9th Spanish 2
10th Spanish 3
11th Spanish 4
12th Spanish 5 or AP Spanish

My junior in HS took this second route and is having a hard time in Spanish 4 HN and is dreading taking another level as a senior next year. I wish she had not started Spanish 1 until 9th grade. Basically, she could have taking something fun in MS like another theater class or art and saved the world languages for HS.[/quote]

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