Colleges that Recommend 4 Years of FL

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<p>I have promised myself that I would compile an up-to-date list of colleges that recommend 4 years of a foreign language for the guidence department at the hs my son just graduated from. Now, before I do it - does anyone already have such a list?</p>

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<p>How could I not help Ohio_Mom! :)</p>

<p>This may help you:</p>

<p>There is a website that attempts to answer the question, " How Much Foreign Language Study Do Colleges Expect?" The details are:</p>

<p>Over the years, students have often wondered how continuing to study a foreign language will benefit them. Foreign language teachers and guidance counselors have confidently been able to explain the benefits and answer the students’ many questions…with one exception. That question is: “What do colleges want?” This site, which reflects a year-long study of 4-year, residential colleges in New York State (as well as selected out-of-state colleges) answers that question in the colleges’ own words.</p>

<p>The complete website is at <a href=“accucom.net Home Page”>accucom.net Home Page; and the list of schools is at <a href=“accucom.net Home Page”>accucom.net Home Page;

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<p>Xiggi, I often ask myself, “Is this youngin for real?” Amazed, as always!</p>

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<p>Xiggi is definitely amazing for his age, never ceases to amaze me. </p>

<p>Ohio Mom…I opened this thread and I had it all wrong…you see, I thought it was asking which colleges recommend four years of FLORIDA…and I thought, hmm, sounds like a college I’d like…you know, everyone needs four years down there…kinda dovetails with Jamimom’s concept of college as a Disney halfway house!</p>

<p>:confused:</p>

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<p>Hurrah - this give me a great start - thanks, much, Xiggi!</p>

<p>Soozie - four years of Florida doesn’t sound too bad, does it? At least a week or two (we could use our mental health days, maybe).</p>

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<p>interesting link…altho, it seems sorta strange that several colleges rate a high AP score as “important” in their admission decision (see Colgate = “very important”), but most kids don’t take AP FL until senior year, when it’s too late for the decision process…I’m confused, as usual.</p>

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<p>bluebayou,
in our district, if a kid was in the ‘academically talented’ track, he or she would take the first year of a language in 8th grade for hs credit, and would wind up in AP in 11th grade - therefore, the test score would show up for college apps (if it were decent and you reported it). My kid was on that track, but didn’t do the 4th year as a junior because the GC told him three years was enough for good schools. It doesn’t matter for him - he is in at his first choice college, but the misinformation still annoys me. </p>

<p>Colgate’s policy appears to give a bump to kids that take AP’s as juniors. Fair or not, I can’t do anything about. I can and will provide this information to guidance, and cc, for other young people coming down the pike.</p>

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<p>Confidentialia College may be located in northwestern Florida</p>