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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are oos, but our counselors never have said ANYTHING about taking 4 years of a foreign language in HIGH SCHOOL.  They said to take a minimum of 3, and that 3 is fine.  [/b]They said take 4 years if you are looking at the elite colleges, [b]but they also said this knowing it is very very common to take 1 or even 2 years in middle school.  [/b]This is literally the first time in my life (3 kids) I have ever heard that college want you to take 4 years in high school.  [b]Sheesh, thought he was good stopping at Spanish 4 so he could take 6 APs and track class senior year.  
We shall see I guess!  [/quote]

You are contradicting yourself. UVA is a top elite school, 24th in the nation.  no 3 or 4 of all of the public schools[/quote]

No I am not.  Sorry if I was not clear.  They said to take 4 years of language, but they never said to take 4 years of language in high school.  They knew that most of the kids were coming into high school with one or two of the years completed.  I am not arguing the 4 years.  I'm arguing that they never said it all had to be done between the grades 9-12[/quote]

I suspect they did. I suspect it was written down somewhere. All they had to do  google or ask questions. This subject has been discussed ad nauseum on College Confidential, Reddit, the college's own pages. Read a book on college admissions. Listen to a podcast, join an online group. You would invest much more time and inquiry when buying a home, no? Why not the second biggest expenditure you will ever make after a home purchase? Why are you relying on an underpaid, often young, public or private employee who is also processing 450 other seniors? Hire a private counselor if you don't have the time to ask basic questions[/quote]

I’m not sure where this is coming from. I talked to the admissions officer from UVA who came to our school and she said they prefer to see 4 years of language and a rigorous schedule that is balanced across all areas but they also understand that kids have different areas of emphasis.Its not one size fits all. Rigor plus grades - don’t overthink. [/quote]
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