My school has a 8 class, 4 per semester schedule. So I’ve been in two French classes that are 90 minutes 1 semester. I think that’s the same as French yearlong in a 7 or 8 block schedule.
Anyways, what I’m trying to say is that I do fulfill the 2yr language requirement. I have 2 credits in French. I think there might’ve been some miscommunication.
I have heard of the 36 ACT full ride for University of Alabama, and I’ll definitely look more into that.
Free tuition, one year housing and $1500 - not full ride.
It’s automatic if you apply by - I wanna say Dec 1. Just apply and get it done so it’s an option.
You have waaaaay overstated your chance for the Coronat as an example. That’s rare. SU does give merit though but you are talking about the creme de la creme of scholars - even a Brinkley Lane at ECU or Levine at UNCC are possible but you should never assume you’d get these. College of Charleston has the Fellows Program - a small group within Honors - and other schools have these type things. W&L has the Johnson that about 10% of enrollees earn.
But these are all hope for - whereas a Bama as a sure thing - so that’s the kind of ballast you want.
Your schedule confuses me - and are you from Quebec? If French is your native language, that can be held against as well.
Hopefully your guidance counselor can help you more - but it sounds like many above already gave you great advice.
The good news is - you’ll have a great home regardless. But get a rolling app in (I know Bama is, not sure about UNCC and ECU) and get yourself a floor - meaning a worst case in the bag now to take the pressure off the Wake, Duke, SU’s of the world.
For comparison, four actual college courses per semester is the norm for college students in many colleges.
College French 1 (first semester beginner course) is usually equivalent to high school French 1 or 1&2 (first year or first two years), so it could be seen as repeating the same material. Is there some sort of placement testing to check what level of college French you should take after having taken high school French 1 and 2?
I’m not crazy confident I’ll get any of the full rides/prestigious scholarships, but I just wanted to shoot my shot. Will definitely apply to U of Alabama now, Its good to have something guaranteed.
I’m not from Quebec, but most schools in Canada have French as a core class.
Yes, my schedule confuses me too. My school sort of condenses yearlong classes into one semester, but doubles the time so it’s theoretically the same.
Yea, 4 college classes per semester is pretty standard for students, but I really don’t want to destroy my health first semester to get everything done–plus, most college students aren’t applying to college (they probably have other stuff to worry about, but still…)
I was also worried about repeating the same material, but I passed the deadline to register for online French 3 this year. My only option would be to take it through dual-enrollment, and I don’t have the credit required to exempt French 1.
Shoot your shot - absoultely - and those publics in state give you a low cost ballast regardless.
So that’s a good plan.
If one semester is a year, no doubt it’s noted on the school profile for colleges to understand.
Is there no other way to place into a more advanced French course based on placement testing? Foreign language departments in high schools and colleges often do encounter students who have no or little academic record in the language, but do have some knowledge of the language and should start in a higher level than the beginner course.
If not, perhaps you should drop college French 1, because it likely does not advance your skill at French or the highest level of French completed in your academic record (which will stay at high school year 2), and may look like grade-grubbing. You can replace it with some other course.
It does mean that colleges that require or recommend level 3 or higher of a foreign language may be less attainable for you (whether or not you take college French 1).