<p>I'm currently in Spanish 3, will be in Spanish 4 the year after and, then, will be in AP Spanish 5. </p>
<p>I am hoping to go to top schools, possibly Ivy. Are 4 years really necessary?</p>
<p>Also, the Spanish department in my school is terrible. Three terrible teachers that don't teach and give a crazy amount of work. (We're currently reading a book in Spanish as our "outside project" and using college level textbooks because the teacher likes them more than the textbooks we're supposed to use)</p>
<p>Do you think it would be fine if I stopped at Spanish 4 next year and then just took another rigorous class that I’d enjoy like Multivariable Calculus or AP Economics. (I know, sounds weird that I would ‘enjoy’ these but I like math and Econ.)</p>
<p>It is definitely preferred to have 4 years of the same foreign language. My brother hated his Spanish teachers too, so I decided not to take Spanish. Is there some way that you can take the classes online or at a local community college? That may be an option. My brother could not stand the thought of taking Spanish his senior year, so he took a class in the summer and tested out of it.</p>
<p>I don’t think any of those options will be possible. And I don’t even think anyone has taken AP Spanish 5 at my school yet because everyone used to begin at Spanish 1, French 1, or Italian 1, so the highest would be the 4, but my school changed it so that everyone starts at 2.</p>
<p>You might think about calling or e-mailing the admissions offices of the schools you are interested in and just ask them about it. It is certainly not a requirement, it is just “preferred” by most school. So, who knows how much weight that actually carries. If everything else is great on your application, I can’t imagine that having 3 years instead of 4 years of Spanish would keep you out of a college.</p>