<p>You may think that taking a 3rd year of a language is difficult at your HS, but rest assured it is nothing compared to the requirement at Cal. If you do not take a third year in HS, you will be required to take 2nd semester French at Cal. You will be doing 5 days a week - only 3 absences permitted- with 10 hours outside of classwork required. There will be at least 6 exams, several compositions, online work and an oral and written final. In addition, whatever grade you receive at Cal will be calculated in your college GPA, and that will stay with you for a while. Can you get into Cal with 2 years? Yes. Do you want to deal with a lang. requirement in addition to the rest of college demands? No.</p>