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exboyfil

(17,862 posts)

1. A high school foreign language is a minimum requirement

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 08:32 AM

Feb 2016

for many college degrees. If you don't take it in high school, you are looking at an extra two semesters in college if you are in a degree program like engineering because it is so packed already in four years. That is some serious cash (to the tune of an extra $20K) as well as deferring employment for another year (another $40-$80K before taxes impact).

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Charter school of 11,000 students drops foreign language [View all] eridani Feb 2016 OP

A high school foreign language is a minimum requirement exboyfil Feb 2016 #1

Ive never heard of a college looking at high school transcripts to exempt you from classes Travis_0004 Feb 2016 #2

Most colleges take AP classes and apply the credit gilpo Feb 2016 #3

In my high school, language was required in college prep. longship Feb 2016 #4

Ditto, for high school graduation in '62. elleng Feb 2016 #5