Not taking a foreign language junior or senior year?

LAMuniv
Fri, 25 Jul 2014 22:11:41 +0000

Just my two cents, but I took Latin since 7th grade and decided to quit after 10th grade to focus on science classes, which I can honestly say was the worst academic mistake of my high school career. I don’t think that high school is the time to focus in on any one field. I ended up changing my mind after tripling in honours and AP science courses my junior year and decided that I wanted to major in English. I am at a great disadvantage not having had 3 or 4 years of a single foreign language, and it also would have helped me in my future career to have greater mastery of the language. The point is, 90% of colleges want to see at least 3 years of the same foreign language, and for all you know, you could end up switching your interests entirely. I would focus on doing well in 4 years of every major academic area in high school, rather than focusing most of your time and energy in one field.