Can someone who is in the thick of admissions settle a bet for me? Are the A&Ms and TXs of the world requiring (or highly recommending) three years of a foreign language-even though you need two to graduate from HS?

any input...?

double b? aggieadmissions?

I don't have any input but am definitely interested in responses from those in the know. I have a junior in high school who is considering A&M but only has 2 years Spanish. He will likely be top 10% but I'm curious if the 3rd/4th/5th year of Spanish would have helped on scholarships.

I also have an 8th grader who is currently signed up for ASL for 9th grade and am curious about any input on that choice affecting admissions/scholarships vs. a traditional foreign language.

For TAMU, you can get by with two years. UT, I would recommend three years of a foreign language especially if you're outside the top six percent.

My oldest is a HS Sophomore. Most of his friends have siblings in college- they are attending places like UT, Bama, A&M, OU etc… their parents pretty much all told me that my son needed 3 years of foreign language to be competitive. He hates it and didn't want to do it, but he's finishing up Spanish 3 this year and we (including him) are all glad he pushed through and did it.

My son is a sophomore and took coding as his foreign language for hs requirement. A&m will accept it for applying but it won't meet the a&m requirement for college. So he is taking Spanish 1 and 2 to finish off hs. That is what a&m application office said. I am so frustrated with another terrible guidance counselor experience in high school and confusion with the language requirements for college.

Also I have 2 currently at a&m and they did 3 years of Spanish in North Carolina high schools. Same thing there too, if you want to to go UNC, Duke, etc you need the 3 years of Spanish to be competitive.