Foreign Language: 3 or 4 Years?

Atarah
Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:25:54 +0000

Hello,

I’m an incoming Junior, and my current goal is to attend Stanford and pursue a medical career. I was on track to take 4 years of German at my school, but due to scheduling issues, it seems that I’ll only be able to take 3 years unless I do a lot of work over the summer and throughout the year independently.

So my main questions to you all is:

How important is it to have 4 years of Foreign Language over 3 years when considering a top schools like HYPSM?

Can I still take the AP German Exam at the end of my senior year with 3 years under my belt (and get a 5)?

I’m not really inclined to the Liberal Arts, and I’m more of a Science and Math person. I’m also a state qualifying 400m runner and will have over 100 hours of volunteer work at OHSU by the end of the year. Would these be enough to balance out only three years of foreign language? I can list more credentials if they are a factor in answering this.

Thanks for your time.

-Atarah