Chance Me: Great Rank, Not so Great SAT

Is this based on specific knowledge of these reach schools? If so, please tell me. Since I took NO AP language, only took one language class in freshman, and managed to get into Dartmouth. I know PLENTY of people here, and at other top schools, who got in without foreign language in HS AT ALL. No doubt having a FL would be helpful, but I don’t appreciate people acting like it is a requirement. It needlessly freaks out the OP. In fact, many of these top schools have specific language requirements for people who didn’t extensively study foreign languages in HS. And the intro classes in these departments are built around having such students in them. That alone should tell you that it is not only possible, but fairly frequent for students without FL experience in HS to get into these schools. That’s not to say it wouldn’t be a positive, but it’s definitely not a requirement - provided your intended field of study is not a foreign language or closely related field.

Though I do agree taking AP World and AP Euro in the same year isn’t particularly helpful. You don’t NEED to replace with a lang, but should substitute for a non history AP, especially since your intended field of study is not history @fishergy

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