Need advice on HS curriculum for foreign language! My son has been a good A - B student to date and his average is a B+. However, he has a hard time with foreign language classes. Is it OK for him to do two years of a foreign language ( Spanish 1 and 2 ) in highschool OR does he need a third year?? I am worried about him taking Spanish 3 (very challenging at our HS) in his all important junior year. Advice???
Should he just do two years of foreign language or is that third year very important ( I'm afraid he'll get a C in Spanish level 3). Lastly, could he take no language his junior year and then try Latin 1 his senior year?? Suggestions??? thanks
It is all about GPA and SAT for good schools, they could care less that you were in a bunch of extra-curricular activities; now for the great schools like USC and UCLA it is expected that you have extra-curriculars, so once again its all about GPA and SAT.
To find out which schools could not care less about ECs, google for a school's "Common Data Set" and check out section C7 where Extracurricular Activities will be checked with one of Very Important, Important, Considered, or Not Considered.
Question: Has anyone ever seen Not Considered checked?
Most colleges care somewhat about activities, although very little at some state universities. The most highly selective colleges care a great deal about activities, because those best distinguish groups of applicants who are all students with strong grades and high test scores.
