<p>I am a sophomore currently enrolled in Spanish 2 Pre-Ap. I am debating whether or not I should sign up for Spanish 3 next year in order to graduate on the Distinguished Plan. I am wondering if taking this third year of a foreign language is ABSOLUTLY necessary in order to get into Texas A&M. I understand the pros of going Distinguished however I very much dislike Spanish, and feel that filling that spot with another class (particularly the Engineering 1 class that my high school offers or even AP Physcology which would give me another GPA boost) would be far more beneficial to me than a another year of Spanish (which I am having doubts I could stand). However, I do not want this to jeopardize my chances of getting into A&M (as it says on their website that they recommend student follow the Distinguished and I assume this is yet another way to weed out non top ten percenters). Any suggestions? (BTW- I am in the top 15% of my class, 10 people away from being in top 10%. I have a 3.8 GPA, in National Honor Society, and Spanish Honor Society. I haven't taken my SAT or PSATs yet. And get some volunteer opportunities)</p>
<p>---Basically, did anyone here get in without a third year? My goal is to get Automatic Admission so I won't have to deal with this but of course the Bill to do away with Automatic Acceptance would have to be (possibly) passed by the time I apply :P</p>