<p>I am a sophomore going into junior year in Massachusetts. I have 2 different options. My dream school is FSU. I want to major in either astrophyiscs, biochemical engineering, or entrepreneurship and minor in one of the others. I can either take spanish all four years and not double up in science. My second option is I can double up in science (honors chemistry and acd physics) and take spanish for 3 years (My school requires a business class for graduation) and take a business class senior year. I was in Honors spanish freshman year but did terrible because I never took spanish before and sophomore year I'm in spanish 2. Its not the usual spanish class that sophomores take. Mostly freshman. It doesn't look very good to colleges I can imagine. I was academic physics freshman year then moved up to honors biology sophomore year. I could also drop spanish now but I hear that looks terrible to colleges. I'm not sure what I should do. Thanks for all your input.</p>
<p>bump. Really curious.</p>
<p>You will need 3 years of Spanish - try if possible to get back into Honors Spanish 3 and get a decent grade. Then take Business over the summer and double up on science.</p>
<p>I’m a junior who was faced with the same problem going in to next year–behind in Spanish and what not but also wishing to double up in science, taking ap chem and h physics. I chose the latter since I feel it’s better to show interest and passion in the field you plan to pursue.</p>
<p>This entirely depends on the schools you are applying to. Many of the more competitive schools want to see your core classes (English, math, science, social studies, foreign language) all four years of high school. You are not in high school to ‘major’ in a subject. That’s for college. You can use your electives to take additional courses in your areas of interest. Check with the schools you are interested in applying to and ask what they find most competitive. Again, what I have suggested above is really a small group of schools, but you need to see how the schools you are applying to feel about it, not simply hear 15 random reposes from people online stating “I took three years and was fine” “I took four and was okay”, etc. That was good for the schools THEY applied to, not necessarily the schools on your list. Best of luck!</p>