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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can kids who have completed Spanish 1 and 2 in middle school take online summer Spanish 3 as a rising 9th grader?
Can TJHSST students complete foreign language requirement to graduate before entering TJ?[/quote]

I have this question too. [/quote]

You should be asking two different questions. First— can you do it?  Probably, under the way the online class refs are written.  But, I’ve never heard of anyone trying and TJ will hate it . It’s a question for student services. You should also have a guidance counselor liaison listed by your last name on the website you can contact.

Second, should you do it?  Probably not.  Competitive colleges prefer 4 years of language/ AP level.   They make an exception for TJ kids who quit after Language 3 junior or senior year to fit in lab pre-recs and senior lab and advanced STEM classes, because they get that the TJ curriculum has so many extra requirements. My kid did 1 & 2 freshman and sophomore year and 3 over the summer and stopped.  The colleges he’s talked to seem okay with that, because, even with 3 years of summer school, there was just not room in their schedule wiggle room in their schedule due to 4 years of music. If they hadn’t had the music, colleges would have wanted the 4th year.  A kid who never takes a foreign language class in HS though? It makes their transcript weaker for many colleges.

Spanish is the hardest language at TJ. A kid with 2 years of Ms often gets placed in 2nd year. At that point, just hacpve your kid start a new language. [/quote]

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