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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP.  Thanks for the input.  Upon further investigation,[b] I found that although Latin would be recognized as the language requirements for HS, it likely will not be recognized by most universities.  [/b]So Spanish it is next year.  Then sophomore year we may look at Latin as an elective.  Both DS and DH want Latin...but I am trying to be practical.  If he skips Spanish this year, he will lose ground on the two years of HS spanish he had already completed in middle school.[/quote]

I'm not sure what universities don't recognize Latin. All my kids took Latin and every college and university recognized Latin as more than adequately fulfilling their requirements. I'd be interested to know what schools will not accept it: I know many of the top 20 or 30 most definitely accept Latin.

College admissions counselors and interviewers have directly told us that they love to see Latin on an applicant's transcript, because students who have taken Latin through high school are extremely well prepared for college-level studies. Many students who take Latin in high school go on to take another language in college or while still in high school and find that their previous Latin studies enable them to pick up another language much more easily.

Latin is more challenging, but colleges love to see students who have taken on rigorous courses in high school.

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