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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Np here
So when we say 4 years , does it mean if junior dc is done with Spanish 4 this year, then not necessary or particularly impressive to take ap Spanish during senior year if you are applying to say schools like uva who recommend 4 years???[/quote]

The colleges are very unclear about this! But UVA does want you to take AP or IB Spanish if it’s available.   [/quote]

Yes, agree, it is unclear. My understanding is that they want four years of “high school-level” foreign language. School systems that offer levels 1 and 2 in middle school seem to universally count these as high school-level courses, meaning that going through level 4, even if that’s completed in sophomore year, would meet the standard.

However, as PP notes, many highly selective schools prefer to see completion of the highest level available. So at my kids’ school, that means six years of French for most kids: 1 and 2 in MS, then 3, 4, pre-AP, and AP in HS (although some kids are given permission to skip pre-AP). [/quote]

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