Universities assume that nowadays high school students have had a foreign language. Only some degrees require it either because it is essential to the degree (like social work or international business) or because all the degrees in that department require it (like biology, political science). It is not in the requirements at a community college because you may or may not need it to get your bachelors degree when you transfer. You can get a way a lot of time with not needing it, but its a good idea. Having it in HS will help if you have to take it for your college degree.

I think SAT, ACT grades are more important than individual grades from HS. After all, you will be taking college math and any HS math won’t take its place. Each university is different and depending on who you are competing with can make a difference. You don’t want to have bad grades, but other things matter to universities. Outside activities, community service, sports, etc… GPA is just a part of the overall package you present.

I think only private colleges can discriminate regarding ethnicity or those colleges that have quotas. Just do well on your college entrance exams, do community service or extracurricular activities, and get teacher references and you should do fine.

Hmm… it depends what type of school you are looking at. What is a “good” school? With a D in geometry, MIT probably is out of the question. However, if you show steady improvement, other “good” schools will look at you. ACT/SAT scores are important, so you don’t want to blow those off! In addition, many schools are looking for well-rounded students and those who have leadership potential.

In terms of Spanish, it REALLY depends on what school you want to go to and what you want to study. For the most part, there IS a language requirement once you get to college. For instance, I am a student at Northwestern University in IL (a decent school), and it was required that students take at least 2 years of a foreign language. For those people who took a foreign language in HS, they had the option of passing out of the language requirement, which I did. Personally, I would stick with spanish now because it’s easier to learn in hs than in college. Once you get to college, you can hopefully pass out of whatever you need to!

Good luck!

most schools only look for 2 years of spanish and depending on your high school the third and fourth may be dual enrollment and if I were you I would try to take geometry over to get a better grade and/or some higher level math. Getting into a good college doesn’t mean you have to rely soley on your minority status or good grades but a combination of all in certain colleges. I would focus on good grades, clubs and organizations, and community work.

Yes, you should take at least 2 years of spanish, preferably 3 or more. Colleges dig foreign language students and it gives you an edge over those who don’t. It doesn’t matter what college it is, because its a general rule of thumb that most people already know. Keep it up and do spanish 4 next year. you won’t regret it.

for each college i’ve got appeared at, the admissions standards bearing directly to foreign places language are 2 years of foreign places language or one million twelve months foreign places language + stronger international geography. i do no longer understand infrequently all of us who went previous Spanish II, and Spanish III wasn’t even offered on the college I graduated from (i grow to be the sole Spanish II pupil!).