4 years of science?

Applying to College
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<p>My independent college counselor told me that it was a "bad idea" to only take three years of science. So far, all science classes have been accelerated for someone my age (Bio-9, Chem-10, AP Phys-11) and I have done badly in them. Like, badly badly. Not a B. Here's the thing: I'm different now. I have an A in my AP Physics class, and hopefully I can keep it until the end of the semester and make up for my previously abysmal grades. (4.5 right now) </p>

<p>But I HATE SCIENCE. And I mean I LOATHE it. I would WAY rather take AP Psychology (I really want to take this!!!) or AP Gov/Econ rather than AP Biology. You only need two years of science at my high school to graduate. Here's my schedule as it is now for next year:</p>

<p>AP Eng Lit
Adv. Journalism (Newspaper)
AP Calc
AP Biology (highest level of science availiable)
AP Art History
Bowling P.E. (Come on. Senior year. Need another P.E. credit to graduate)</p>

<p>I need to take AP Gov/Econ, so I think I'm taking it over the summer. But I wish I could get rid of Calc and Biology to take it over the year + Psych next year.</p>

<p>What should I do? Should I take AP Bio and make up for other bad grades in science? Will colleges not like it if I don't take 4 yrs in high school? I really want to go to a good school, like Duke or USC.</p>

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<p>you dont need that kind of schedule to get into USC.
you need thi$ kind of $chedule to get into U$C.</p>

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<p>Um, not really. Alright, fine, how about Notre Dame, Cornell, Vanderbilt... etc. or something?</p>

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<p>Unless you're going into a specific science-related field, as long as you have three years with labs, you should be ok at most schools.</p>

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<p>I'm definitely not majoring in a science (Psych maybe), but I want to be more than just ok. My grades were pretty bad in past years.</p>

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<p>I know someone who got into Harvard with only 3 years of science.</p>

<p>Oh, btw sorry to interject this thread but is it really important to reach the fourth year of a foreign lang if a college recommends it? I've taken classes up to Spanish 3 but I dont have room for AP Spanish because of AP Statistics. Which one should I take?</p>