<p>Alright, so originally i was going to take AP Physics B, but as I want to be an engineer, that is pretty useless. So i was going to take regular physics next year along with APES so I can take Physics C senior year. Will this look bad? IK environmental science is pretty much a joke, but I don't think I want to take chem or bio. </p>
<p>Sparknotes: Will taking APES look bad on a college resume even if i take Physics C AP senior year? I will be take Physics (regents level) along with it.</p>
<p>And as long as I am on a subject, is dropping Spanish after 3 years fine (I took HS classes in 8th grade, and honors 9-10). I also took Italian in 9th grade so that is 4 years.</p>
<p>Thanks for any help, and my college I am aiming for is Virginia tech if any of you are wondering.</p>
<p>APES is not a blow-off course – it’s meant to be college-level environmental science. At my school it does have a bit of a reputation as being kind of a slacker senior class, but the course itself is rather challenging. So no, it won’t look bad if it is just one part of a rigorous schedule. But I highly recommend you do take both of your physics courses, especially if you plan on going into engineering.</p>
<p>You have four years of a foreign language. If you really want to, you can stop with Spanish, although I would recommend you don’t.</p>
<p>I agree with your thinking regarding two years of physics – so you can take AP Physics C in high school. I expect that you’re taking, or have taken, AP Calculus BC. To do so would help you with both the Calculus and with the Physics.</p>
<p>The arithmetic of “how many years of language” is not so simple. Selective colleges are looking for you to take the equivalent of 4 years of one language so as to get to the point of reading classic and modern literature in the language. Perhaps your middle school Spanish and your high school Spanish combined have taken you to that point. If not I recommend you stick through Spanish 4 (it may AP Spanish in your school). For most language students 1 year of a new language gives just a flavor of the language. If that’s also true for you 1 and only 1 year of Italian would not be considered as core coursework.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot, any other input?</p>