Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Np here
So when we say 4 years , does it mean if junior dc is done with Spanish 4 this year, then not necessary or particularly impressive to take ap Spanish during senior year if you are applying to say schools like uva who recommend 4 years???
It means Spanish 4. So if they started in 8th grade and have Spanish 4 junior year that’s 4 years.
Anonymous wrote:What is the requirement for number of years of language taken at Umd college park? Do they count the years of WL taken in middle school?
Anonymous wrote:enough about UVA, not important to most people.
Anonymous wrote:Some colleges have language proficiency requirements. If you have only taken two or three years in college, you may have to take another year in college. My older DS DID NOT have to take a language at W&M because he took four years in high school, but several of his friends did. My younger DS is at a SLAC. I told him to take a fourth year of Spanish in high school but he thought it was "stupid." Well, he was the "stupid" one and ended up having to take a full year of Spanish once he got to college.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Np here
So when we say 4 years , does it mean if junior dc is done with Spanish 4 this year, then not necessary or particularly impressive to take ap Spanish during senior year if you are applying to say schools like uva who recommend 4 years???
The colleges are very unclear about this! But UVA does want you to take AP or IB Spanish if it’s available.
Yes, agree, it is unclear. My understanding is that they want four years of “high school-level” foreign language. School systems that offer levels 1 and 2 in middle school seem to universally count these as high school-level courses, meaning that going through level 4, even if that’s completed in sophomore year, would meet the standard.
However, as PP notes, many highly selective schools prefer to see completion of the highest level available. So at my kids’ school, that means six years of French for most kids: 1 and 2 in MS, then 3, 4, pre-AP, and AP in HS (although some kids are given permission to skip pre-AP).
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:10th grader hates her language class (says is not learning anything). Already has required credits for HS graduation for language from MS. Is it a bad idea to not take a language after 10th grade?
Most competitive admissions colleges want to see four years.
Anonymous wrote:10th grader hates her language class (says is not learning anything). Already has required credits for HS graduation for language from MS. Is it a bad idea to not take a language after 10th grade?
Anonymous wrote:What is the requirement for number of years of language taken at Umd college park? Do they count the years of WL taken in middle school?
Anonymous wrote:Np here
So when we say 4 years , does it mean if junior dc is done with Spanish 4 this year, then not necessary or particularly impressive to take ap Spanish during senior year if you are applying to say schools like uva who recommend 4 years???