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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I asked the head of admissions at UMCP about this "HS foreign language taken in HS only" rumor, he looked at me like I was crazy. He said they make no distinction between HS credit courses taken in MS vs HS. He also said having 4 yrs of the same foreign language looks very impressive.[/quote]

Most kids who have four years of the same language, take some of it in high school. Honestly, suit yourself if you are so sure that schools don't care whether foreign language is taken in MS or HS. Certainly not saying that the MS language is not a plus, but selective schools want to see kids continue it into high school. It shows that they were willing to push themselves academically and take a rigorous course load. Kids trying to get into the selective programs at Maryland like the scholars or honors programs will likely have done all of this. Of course, there are exceptions and they do accept ASL (which is better for some kids) as a foreign language. Believe me, my kid would love to drop Spanish but we have been told point blank by both admissions directors and college counselors that he will not be able to compete with the kids applying to selective and highly selective schools/programs without it. [/quote]

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