<p>I heard someone say that MIT doesn't really focuse on your English or History classes; just your math and science courses. So next year i decided to quit Ap english and history and focuse on my AP calculus and physics. Also I decided to take a second math class statistics. Would not taking Ap English hurt me? I also read that only 2 years of a foriegn language is all you need to get into MIT so Im not taking a foriegn language either. Besides I am very fluent in Korean, would that help?</p>
<p>The only thing that might not help is trying to "fit" the mold you think that adcoms want to see. A far better choice would be to take the difficult classes you enjoy thereby meeting the only real requirement, that being enrolled in challenging classes. Certainly it is advantageous to do well in calc and physics but there are a wide range of other subjects, like languages, that should not be ignored for application purposes.</p>
<p>akdaddy is so right on this. Don't take a course in high school just because you think it will look good on the transcript. No one is guaranteed acceptance to any institution of higher learning. It would not be wise to choose your senior year courseload with the assumption that MIT (or any school for that matter) will offer you admission.</p>
<p>Well, I definitely wouldn't say that "MIT doesn't really focus on your English classes" - it's true that their math/science requirements are more numerous and more specific, but you also have to complete a ridiculously complicated humanities requirement. MIT gives you a lot of freedom with your humanities, but they're still important.</p>
<p>The biggest advice I would give you would be to not base these decisions on MIT. Take the classes you want to take - if you hate English, don't take AP English. If you love math, take the extra math class. A good MIT candidate will gravitate anyways to difficult classes with challenging course loads.</p>
<p>Thx for advice guys, but i still didn't take AP English or French. Instead I signed up for statistics and AP US History =)</p>
<p>Remember, Noam Chomsky worked(s) at MIT. Kofi Annan is a grad (of the Sloan School, granted). Anyone who says that English, history, and foreign languages are "ignored" for admissions at MIT are blatantly misrepresenting the situation. While a good focus on math and the sciences is recommended, a well rounded education is recommended as well. If you feel that you can get an A (or even a B) in AP French, you should do it. You will be able to test out of foreign lang requirements at most colleges (should you not go to MIT) and increase your chances of admissions at other colleges besides MIT. Taking US History instead of English may be warranted, but I would counsel French over stats (especially given that stat is a "baby" AP anyway).</p>