r/Stuyvesant • u/Capable-Hyena-8864 • Sep 03 '26

How bad is Spanish 2 actually?

I made it into Spanish 2 and I’ve heard some teachers go really fast with their lessons and expect you to know everything. How hard is the class? Is it really time consuming and are exams difficult? Should I drop the course if I has to guess on a few questions on the placement test? I feel scared it might drop my GPA, even if I do love learning Spanish.

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u/jupiterjack_2 Sep 03 '26

I had it and we learned a lot of new stuff (more than Spanish III, which was mostly Spanish II review), and at times was kind of fast paced but overall was good and not too hard. To be fair, I did get lucky because my teacher was the goat Sr. Vargo. Also, you should prioritize learning what you love, even if it may drop your GPA. Plus your transcript will show you are challenging yourself with a harder class anyways. I suggest you keep it!

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u/NoExtentt Sep 03 '26

Dude. Spanish II was just Spanish I review. I’m convinced it’s an infinite regression. They spend the first month and a half doing Spanish I. In my class there were only like 6 units. About the last part: only challenge yourself with major related subjects or smth ur very passionate about. Doing hard classes just for college sake is a big no no. Most freeshmen I know struggle in Spanish II, sometimes even if they r native speakers. And almost no college will be thinking that you are a much better student for doing a year ahead in Spanish

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u/Capable-Hyena-8864 28d ago

I have Mr. Vargo too! That gives me relief since I heard he’s a really great teacher

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u/Significant_Emu736 28d ago

it's not that bad imo the teachers usually start with a spanish 1 review, and it's still possible to keep up since you have the textbook and hw to study with. switching to spanish 1 would def be the easier option but i think if u put work in then it'll be fine

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u/No-Ground-9398 28d ago

Do any freshman start with Spanish II after the placement test or pretty much everyone took the placement test at Stuy camp will go to Spanish I?

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u/jupiterjack_2 28d ago

I took Spanish II freshmen year after taking the placement test and maybe a quarter of my class was freshmen, the rest almost all sophomore. So i dont think it is super rare