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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP,

I won't know anything about the downside of taking a new language in 9th.

However, the upside of taking 3 yrs of Spanish in MS, and continuing to Spanish 4 in 9th, and Spanish AP in 10th grade was that 
-he was done with the foreign language requirement at the highest level offered by the school. 
- Freed up space for other courses in 11th and 12th
- Looked good for college application. 
- Got the MD seal of biliteracy and was able to include on his cv
- Became bilingual. 
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Do you speak Spanish at home? Had your son had other profound exposure or immersion experiences? There is no way that succeeding in a Maryland public school AP Spanish course alone makes one fluent. Sorry.

But to OP’s question, I don’t think there is a wrong answer.[b] Forcing Spanish just to get an extra AP is silly unless the student is interested.[/b] Moving down to Spanish 2 at the new school seems viable if this year was a mess. Starting over works too. Not everything needs to be a super calculated move for college admissions. [/quote]

:roll: Which kid wants to take APs without interest, time, motivation and brainpower to do it?  Try forcing your teens to do something they are not good at or they don't want to work for?[/quote]

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