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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't get the whole MS vs HS thing-

Kid #1 starts Spanish 1 in 9th, finishes Spanish 4 in 12th

Kid #2 starts Spanish 3 in 9th (2 years in MS), finishes with Spanish 4 in 10th

They both went through level 4, but kid #2 freed up their schedule for an extra AP class in both 11th and 12th. But kid #1 is more desirable for colleges? [/quote]

Middle school language instruction is not considered the same  -- even when the same curriculum - as high school-level instruction.[/quote]

Yes, because elite universities want to think they are creating citizens of the world who will increasingly have to engage in foreign languages in the global economy. That's why these colleges have their own foreign language requirement on top
of the high school languages. Hence they are looking for students who take foreign language seriously, and have taken the most rigorous courses in that language offeredby your high school. Someone who quits early looks like they are just going through the motions[/quote]

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