<li><p>taking spanish III knowing full well I will not take spanish IV because I am planning to double up in my sciences because that is my interest. In texas, im not sure whether other schools recognize this, we get a distinguised acheivement award for taking this class among other things. </p></li>
<li><p>dropping spanish and not getting the distinguised award. Will colleges see this as quitting. Ive also heard that colleges like to see 4 years of a foreign language? </p></li>
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<p>I have to turn in my selection sheets tommorrow. Please help me.</p>
<p>At my son's university, 2 years of high school foreign language were required and 3 years were recommended. We later discovered that having taken 3 years of foreign language in high school meant that he didn't have to take foreign language again at college.</p>
<p>I have the same dillema... I really hate spanish, and loves sciences/ math. I will take third year spanish, just to be a competative applicant. Is it a reasonable generalization to make that all top 30 colleges want to see three years of language? Is a fourth year needed?</p>
<p>As a junior, I am in Spanish III and Latin I. I, too, am concerned about not taking Spanish IV because I am thinking colleges will want to see this tough course, even though I will already have four language credits total at the end of this year. </p>
<p>Can you drop Spanish, double in science, and replace Spanish with another language? I am planning to go into law, so having a 100% (actually, well over that but it shows as a 100) in Latin is definitely helping. At my school, one can double in something and still take all the regular courseload if one does not have study hall. I have eight classes including my fine art.</p>