<p>Ok, so I'm gonna be a senior next year and I really don't want to take another year of history. My school only requires 3 but some of the colleges I want to apply to, also require 3 but recommend 4. So would taking just 3 years decrease my chances of getting in to these colleges?</p>
<p>Most colleges say that they want 3 years of history or social science, 4 recommended, aka take 4 years. I haven’t personally met anyone who went to a “good college” that didn’t take 4 years of history.</p>
<p>Then take another year of history. I can’t STAND history, but sometimes you have to get it done. One of my dream schools, Virginia Tech requires 2 units of the social sciences and one must be history. I think John Hopkins recommend 4 social sciences too.</p>
<p>I think if you really hate it then it’s ok to drop it (though as a history person I’ll be really sad if you do) as long as you make up for it by doubling up in another area. I dropped science to triple up in history and I still got into great colleges. It might hurt your application, but if you think you’ll be happier if you take a different class, it might be worth it; it definitely was for me. :)</p>
<p>Lol my school doesn’t even offer history to freshman.</p>
<p>^@alwaysleah: Really? What do you take instead of history?</p>
<p>My school has the 4x4 plan so there’s a mandatory four years of math, science, English, and History for everyone. I kinda wish we had the option though.</p>
<p>Just another elective. My freshman year I took biology, beginning composition (required), honors English, PE, Spanish 1, Algebra 2, Speech and Debate and Band. </p>
<p>Yeahh do no one really has four years unless they double up. Actually my school only offers three history classes so…</p>
<p>I’d recommend finding a history/social studies class to take. There’s got to be some fun ones. It doesn’t have to been the stereotypical “World History” or “American History”.</p>
<p>Thanks guys. From what you guys said, I guess the benefits of taking history are greater than not taking it. I just hope macroeconomics will be fun…</p>
<p>Does macroeconomics count as a history?</p>
<p>If it makes you feel any better, my D got into great schools and she only took two history classes. She did have other social sciences, like Gov and Econ and Psychology, but only ApUS and Western Civ for actual history. Ok, she got wait listed at Stanford and Brown, but I don’t think that was why. Tons of science and math though. In really think you should do what interests you, and find the school that values you for who you are, rather than trying to be what the school wants. Good schools want kids who take a rigorous curriculum, but there’s some leeway in what that means. Guidelines and recommendations are just that.</p>