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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have read this post and I disagree with OP's (and almost everyone's) interpretation.

She goes out of her way to say that the "goal is to show proficiency in a second language" and then adds that you might lose profiencieny if you don't take it all four years. But you may have already shown proficiency by taking up to level 4 as a sophomore.

This is what we know:
1. UVA wants proficiency in fl
2. UVA wants rigor
3. UVA assesses "holistically"

So back to the future stem major who posted this question a couple of months ago, it is very clear that the kid who reached Spanish 4 as a sophomore and then goes on to take Physics AP and CS APs instead will be fine - no PREFERABLE - to the kid who takes it all four years to reach level 4 .[/quote]

Wow.  Did you leave out the entire second paragraph of her answer on purpose??

So I don't have to take a language all four years of high school?

If the goal as a UVA student is to show proficiency in a second language, it behooves the student to keep taking language classes throughout high school. If you take time off from language work, you will most likely lose proficiency. You will probably have to do more work as a UVA student to meet the requirement.

Some high school students who say they're "done" with language work because they've met their high school's graduation requirement, but keep in mind that being competitive in a selective college admission process usually means going beyond graduation requirements.

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Just as I suspected.  It is not, in fact, necessary, to take all 4 years of a FL to get into UVA.

Myth dispelled! [/quote]

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