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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can’t they take both?  Mine did.
Generally I think they should take what they like and don’t worry about HS admissions.

The language 1 class moves very quickly for a 6th grader, but the Spanish 1A class moves ridiculously slowly.  If your kid is good at languages and likes learning, I’d do with 1, but if you’re worried about workload with the Ms transition I’d go with 1A.  One think about starting with 1 in 6th grade is that you can potentially run out in HS.  Also Spanish 4 is pretty hard and so taking that as a HS freshman can be a lot as the student adjusts to HS classes.[/quote]

Is there any benefit in taking Spanish in MS if kid is not very good with languages and just needs to fill the requirement?[/quote]

Probably not.  Most people say colleges want to see 2 years of HS language regardless of MS.  So just wait until HS and take a language not taught in MS.[/quote]

4 years, not 2.[/quote]

I might be wrong, but if DC wants to apply for Richard Montgomery's IB program, shouldn't DC have 2 years language in MS too? And can DC take the same classes in high school - lets say DC does Spanish 1A in 7th, 1B in 8th, can DC take those same classes in high school too instead of going up to Spanish 2 in 9th and focus on other AP classes? Or would that look bad for college?

DC's weak point is language and DC is advanced in Math and English.[/quote]

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