Nightmarerec0n

Most only require 2 years, which I have, but recommend 3.Few(like Brown) require 3 oddly.
I didn't do well at all....I got a D.
I don't want to risk the grade again.

I mean I have an excuse too...It won't fit in my schedule as far as I know because I have more then average math and science courses.

EHS09

I think instead of focusing on GPA you should take courses that you think will be personally enriching.

asian sensation

^ exactly!

ignore your GPA, care about your grades

meaning, don't just treat everything in school as a basis to improve your GPA, but take a course you like and still care about its grade.

i'd say go for it

Johnson181

Why not try another language?

EHS09

To elaborate on my point a little more, I personally think that you should be at least somewhat proficient in another language by the time you leave high school. Not only is knowing a foreign language a really good job skill to have (particularly Spanish in the US), but taking foreign language courses inculcate a certain type of appreciation for other cultures that, unfortunately, a lot of Americans lack because most public schools don't have foreign language requirements.

romanigypsyeyes

The question is do you WANT to take another year?

The answer to that is the answer to whether or not you should take another class.

Good luck either way =].

Nightmarerec0n

I would much rather take 2 science or 3 math course because I want to be a CompSci major.

I want to learn Latin or Manderian Chinese, my school offers neither.... While I want to know Spanish, it is hard.... I think I would still get a C if I put 3 hours into it every night.

I would rather learn via Rosetta Stone or something.

Spanish speaking isn't as useful as it use to be, especially with more native Spanish speakers entering the country

Nightmarerec0n

Anyone else know?

JBVirtuoso

If you don't take a foreign language or two during high school or college, you'll kick yourself later. Ask any adult about a class they wish they would have taken in school, or a skill they wish they had, and most often it will be a foreign language. Foreign language education offers way more than just being able to say funny words. It's an experience that helps you to understand other cultures and to learn new ways of thinking. I'm taking four years of Spanish in high school, and probably at least 6 semesters of French in college. I'd also like to learn Mandarin, Japanese, German, and Russian, but who knows if I'll have time for those.

Student615

In general, yes...GPA should not be the point. But a few thoughts particular to your situation:

- If you got a D in your second year, you'll likely have a very difficult time in the third year, as it doesn't seem that you'll be adequately prepared. Did you understand the material but slack off on the work, or are you behind on the material itself? Will your school actually allow you to move on, or will you have to retake your second year language class first? Have you talked to your teacher about moving on?

- Will you get credit for the D? Some high schools won't count that. Will colleges count it? I don't know, but look into it.

- If you want to apply to schools that require three years of a language, don't try to figure out an excuse...figure out how to fulfill the requirement. Sometimes a school can be flexible (at the time I applied, my school said that it required three years of the same language. I'd done two years of one language and one of another, and hadn't looked into this school until my senior year. It wasn't a problem.), but don't depend on that when your real reason for skipping the class is "I might not do well."

- You ask if you should take a language, but then say that you can't fit it into your schedule, anyway. If there's no way you can fit it into your schedule, then isn't this a non-issue? Just know, if that's the route you take, that you might have trouble with schools that require three years. Also, be sure to make sure that you'll get credit for the semester you got the D, or you could also have trouble with schools that require two years.

- If you can't fit it into your schedule this year, I guess I'd personally recommend retaking the second level next summer (through your HS or a CC), and perhaps taking the third level your senior year. Talk to your parents, language teacher, GC.

- In the future, if you have to take another language, switch. I took Spanish, hated it, did terribly. Took Latin, was bored, did excellently, learned nothing of substance. Finally got to college, figured that languages just weren't for me, debated between starting over with Spanish because two years in HS might've offered me some miniscule boost, or taking a language I'd always been genuinely interested in. Took German, did well, learned lots, had a blast. Just had to find my niche.

Best of luck.

Invoyable

If you don't want to, screw foreign languages. Go with what you want.

Nightmarerec0n

I would normally say "Well if I do bad after a quarter, I'll drop it", but that could be even worse I imagine.

GPA is the point,It screwed my GPA my freshmen year and could screw it up my junior year.

Plus I want to go to college for CompSci where you learn languages....of computers. And those are more international then Spanish,French,Russian,Manderian Chinese...etc.

Vivi

If your colleges require three, then you're kind of stuck with it.

If it's only "recommended", forget about it. You're already much better off with your advanced math/sciences.

On the other hand, have you considered getting a tutor to help you with your language classes? If you need help with anything I'm available if you need to ask questions about many of the common high-school-taught languages (French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Chinese - yes, before I wanted to be a computer engineer I wanted to be a polyglot and translator); just shoot me a PM for my contact infos.