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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

I mean -- HOW would we know this?  Seems like it is something the high schools should tell us if this is the rule at many/most state universities!  [/quote]

They do tell you. I heard this at MIDDLE SCHOOL orientation (where you choose your FL path).

There are the minimums to graduate. Then there are what colleges expect.[/quote]

True.  I've heard this when my DD went to Lanier MS (now Katherine Johnson MS) orientation and then when she went to Fairfax HS.[/quote]

What did you hear?  That you need 3 yrs to get the advanced degree in HS OR they told you whst every college rewuires for a college degree?  I doubt anyone told you what it takes to satisfy college degree foreign lang requirements...since they all have different rules.

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My older kid only needed three years in HS to be exempt from the language requirement in college. Back in the dark ages, three years was originally enough for me as well, due to my choice of major. When I transferred schools, however , I did have to take one semester of language in order to graduate. It’s definitely school specific.

That said, my kids have always been advised that 3 years is sufficient for the diploma but 4 years is preferred for college admissions. DC#2 is still planning on just 3 right now so we’ll see how that plays out. It didn’t hurt #1 at all. [/quote]

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