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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a HS junior who took Spanish 1AB in 6th. That was during the pandemic and even though he is an excellent student, it was really really tough. He had an easier time in Spanish 2 & 3 in MS, until hitting Spanish 4 as a freshman, which was tough all over again. Now he's in AP Spanish, it's hard work again. He has near-fluency in spoken Spanish thanks mostly to his friend group and some ECs that are primarily in Spanish, the AP course still takes work. He'll do AP Spanish literature next year as a senior to keep the door open to some of the most competitive schools that expect 4 years of language in HS especially from a kid who's not STEM inclined.

All told, I might have advocated for a slightly slower path if we'd thought it through. [/quote]

If kids make it to the 1st AP level they're fine at even the most competitive colleges.[/quote]

So even if kids take Spanish every year in middle school, they still have to take it all the way through junior year for college admissions purposes?  Or can they take AP Spanish in 10th after Spanish 4 and then stop after that?[/quote]
Some will say need to take all 4 years, especially for liberal arts majors. [/quote]

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