Chances with only 2 years of Spanish? (UCLA, Berkeley, UCI)

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<p>I am currently a junior in high school and I want to apply to UCs. I have finished Spanish 1 and 2 with solid As. </p>

<p>I have taken the following classes:
Biology, Alg2/Trig H, Pre-calculus, Spanish 1, Spanish 2, English 1H, English 2H, and World History H. (None of these honors are weighted).</p>

<p>I am currently taking:
AP US History, English 3P, AP Physics B, AP Calculus AB</p>

<p>I would like to take senior year:
AP Macroeconomics, AP Calculus BC, AP Physics C, English 4</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:
Student Government (ASB)
National Honors Society</p>

<p>I want to pursue Computer Science/Computer Engineering. I currently have a 4.0 unweighted. I want to take AP Statistics, but my GC recommends I take a third year of Spanish instead. Should I take her advice? Or will I be fine without the extra years of foreign language? I feel like if I have a strong GPA as well as strong extracurricular activities, then the third year shouldn't matter too much.</p>

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<p>There is another consideration in addition to admission. For graduation, all the colleges you listed have foreign language requirements.</p>

<p>For example, here is a link for UC Berkeley College of Letters and Science
[Office</a> of Undergraduate Advising: Foreign Language](<a href=“http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/requirement/fl.html]Office”>http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/requirement/fl.html)
Note you can satisfy the requirement by taking 3 years of high school foreign language with passing grades.</p>

<p>You can find info on all the college requirements for UCB, UCLA and UCI. For UCLA, I think you need to take a placement test unless you have AP or something like that. I think UCI is like Berkeley. Look up the info for the colleges you are interested in.</p>

<p>You should weight the benefits of taking a third year for graduationas well as admission.</p>

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<p>Listen to your GC and BusyMei. </p>

<p>By not taking a 3rd or 4th year you are leaving a weakness in your schedule in a core area. Competitive applicants will have up to 4 years, so where will that leave you? </p>

<p>AP Stats is a worthwhile class but it is an elective, not a core area course. Take it or econ. Only put it in your schedule if you have room. The Spanish really should be in your schedule this year.</p>