<p>4 years of foreign lang is the requirement for Princeton. Check websites for each college, it may vary. The languages that appear on the high school transcript are the ones that are calculated not middle school. Additionally, pulling back from a language and not advancing may not look so great. Some of your peers applying to these schools will have dual languages, so you want to present yourself in the best possible way. D is an engineering student and took Spanish AP (4years) and 3 years of Latin.</p>