Skipping Second Year Foregin Language?

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That said, students who have just the minimum can win admission if their applications demonstrate strengths in other areas. Some less competitive schools don’t even have a high school language requirement and assume some students will simply study a language once they get to college.

[Foreign</a> Language Requirement - Learn About Foreign Language Requirements for College Admissions](<a href=“http://collegeapps.about.com/od/theartofgettingaccepted/a/ForeignLanguage.htm]Foreign”>http://collegeapps.about.com/od/theartofgettingaccepted/a/ForeignLanguage.htm)</p>

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Normally, students will be expected to take two or more years of a foreign or classical language unless it is not offered at their school.

[Carleton</a> College: Admissions: What Are We Looking For?](<a href=“http://apps.carleton.edu/admissions/overview/rqments/]Carleton”>http://apps.carleton.edu/admissions/overview/rqments/)</p>

<p>From personal experience, plenty of students at my school did the bare minimum of foreign language while emphasizing their strengths in other areas (music was popular) and got into fine schools (BC, William & Mary, UVA…). The study of foreign language for college admissions seems over-hyped; too many kids that took the language for 4+ years still get placed into Language 101 in college.</p>