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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Start a new WL and take 3 years in HS. Colleges only care that you took 3 years in HS. Why are you wasting your time in MS?[/quote]

This question comes up all the time.  If this is really how college feel, that seems a$$-backwards, but maybe it’s true.[/quote]

It is how they feel which is why many MCPS principals don’t allow WL in 6th grade and even remind parents that their kid will still need 3 years in Hs. btw those level 4/5’s will be combined classes in HS anyway because there isn’t the staffing allocation for such small classes.[/quote]

I reiterate that is is a$$-backwards for two reasons: 1) the sooner you start a language the better as far as developing fluency and a good ear for it.  2) there aren’t a lot of great classes to take in MS but there are lots of great classes in HS.  So you are essentially trading something like AP Econ as an extra HS elective  something like 6th grade art.  
I’m not disagreeing with your assertion—but it’s sad that the college AOs take this approach, as it’s really dumb.  
My younger kid took Spanish 1-2 in MS, and is taking 3 now.  He’d like to drop so he can double up on science classes, but everyone is saying that he could only drop after 3 if he started in 9th grade with 1.  It’s just silly.[/quote]

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