<p>I know that many colleges require a minimum of 3 years of math and foreign languages, but recommend 4 years for each.</p>
<p>Due to accelerating in math during junior high, as well as an "interesting" schedule in grade 10, I will finish AP Calculus by the end of grade 11, giving me 3 years of math. I will also finish French 30 (the highest level offered at my school) by grade 11, giving me 3 years of French.</p>
<p>My question is whether that will put me at a disadvantage compared to kids who have taken math and a foreign language for all 4 years of high school. (Note: I'm planning on using the "free" time in grade 12 to take more science courses)</p>
<p>Do you mean AP classes in math and french? Because the only AP math class is Calculus (which I'm taking in grade 11) and AP French isn't offered. I'm planning on taking all of the AP classes offered (English, Euro History, Bio, Chem, Calculus)</p>
<p>Basically, I'm wondering if colleges will take into account the level achieved when they look at the number of years a student has taken a subject. I'm guessing they do, but me being paranoid, I just want to make sure that I'm not expected to take a full 4 years even if I finish calculus by year 3.</p>
<p>I'm in the same situation with calculus (taking it now as a jr). It's not the ideal solution, but I'm going to take a CC calc 2 or stats class next year, so I can have that 4th year of math. I think though, that if you're taking a schedule full of APs next year, and have finished calc, colleges will understand why your sr. year schedule didn't have math on it.</p>
<p>I was in the exact same situation with math (took AP Calc junior year), and an admissions counselor from NYU told me that they don't "count" classes taken in jr. high, even if they are equivalent to high school classes. I ended up taking statistics, giving me 6 real years of math.</p>