<p>I feel like I'm going to major in some kind of science in the future, so I'm taking the most difficult science classes at my school.
HOWEVER, I also really like languages (and have a natural aptitude for them). so I'm taking both Spanish and Latin at school (not self-studying). I've already taken four years of Spanish, and I'm in my second year of Latin. Next year, my junior year, should I keep on taking both languages or drop one of them in order to take more AP science classes? I understand that you should "follow your heart" or whatever, but since even my ECs are language-oriented and I plan on majoring in science, would so many language-related things become a disadvantage? </p>
<p>With each proposed choice of courses, what level of each language and what science courses will you complete by high school graduation? Which sciences are the most likely ones that you will consider for your major in college?</p>
<p>@ucbalumnus, by graduation, I’ll have taken AP Latin and Spanish, as well as AP Bio/Chem, AP Physics C. </p>
<p>bump</p>
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<p>What is the dilemma then? You will have taken up to AP level in both languages and all three of the core sciences. Seems like you have both foreign language and science well covered.</p>
<p>Definitely not. My son took about 12 language courses in high school (several college level, both Spanish and Mandarin) and is now majoring in computer science in college. You can still enjoy and benefit from learning foreign languages even if you don’t wish to make a career out of it. It can also come in handy and give you an edge for jobs in your future (ok, maybe not Latin, but it can help you with science terminology). </p>
<p>@ucbalumnus, sorry, I meant meant one of the language classes and all three science classes or two of the language classes and only two science classes</p>
<p>If you are applying to competitive colleges and intend to be a science major, you really should take Bio, Chem and Physics in high school. You don’t need to take all of them AP. So if your dilemma is because your school makes you take the non-AP version of these classes in freshman/soph year, thats fine to not take the AP version of one if it allows you to fit your languages in. However, if the AP sciences would be your one and only Bio/Chem/Physics course, then you really can’t sacrifice any of them. </p>
<p>If you take only two of the AP sciences, will you have the third science at the regular high school level?</p>
<p>What science major(s) are you considering for college?</p>
<p>@VSGPeanut101 @ucbalumnus oh no, I’ll have taken all of them at the honors level, at the very least, at a highly-ranked public school </p>
<p>bump</p>
<p>I personally would take the languages.</p>
<p>I’d pick the 2 sciences that most interest you as well as both languages.</p>
<p>Since you have all three sciences already, then it should be fine to take two of the AP sciences and the two languages at the AP level, if that is what you want to do.</p>
<p>Super-selective colleges like to see the three sciences, plus one at the advanced or AP level, and level four or higher in a foreign language. It looks like having at least two AP sciences and high school honors level in the third, plus two foreign languages to the AP level, exceeds these expectations, so you should not be too concerned about not having enough science or foreign language on your high school academic record.</p>
<p>@ucbalumnus thanks for your advice</p>