<p>So i know this topic has been discussed a number of times on CC, but i had to ask to hear more opinions.</p>
<p>I'm currently a sophomore and i'm in French 3.
I'm planning on dropping French for Anatomy and Physiology next year.</p>
<p>Will it hurt me a lot in college admissions?
Should i not take Anatomy & Physiology and take French 4 instead?</p>
<p>My dream school is Stanford.</p>
<p>What is a high school course in anatomy and physiology, anyway? What kind of textbook is used for a course like that?</p>
<p>OP, I guess that if the new course will add diversity to your other courses, it wouldn't be too bad to drop French. Some schools just ask two or three years of a foreign language. You can also prove your proficiency in French by taking the SAt 2</p>
<p>Oh so in the US they don't do anatomy and physiology in HS? In the school system back home we start anatomy it in 9 th grade and get deep in physiology in 12th grade. Do you guys do philosophy in HS too? We do it in 12th and 11 th grade back home</p>
<p>Go the the web sight of any school you are interested in and see what they require. Just go to the prospective students section or I think it may be in the Common Data Sets of the school.</p>
<p>Why not take AP biology?</p>
<p>no, Grande Antilles, we don't do philosophy in HS here.</p>
<p>are you from france?</p>
<p>No , I am not from France but I am a " francophone" . My HS followed the French system. :D</p>
<p>i'm actually taking AP Bio also.</p>
<p>& it's taught as a college class, except it looks like it is a normal class on our transcript. not weighted or anything.</p>
<p>my school's pretty hardcore-- all the teachers think that they are college profs or smething.</p>
<p>my chem teacher this year (i'm taking honors chem, 10th grade) told us that his students come back from school like UCLA and say that their chem class is easier than the class they took at our school in 10th grade.</p>
<p>Our teachers brag like that, too, and they better be right. What are you planning to take senior year? If you can still take challenging classes in math and science, I think it should be o.k. to drop French.</p>
<p>tokenadult</p>
<p>My HS offered a semester of Anatomy and a semester of Physiology back in the '70s. It was taught by the phys. ed. teacher who also was the head wrestling coach, and a lot of kids took one or both of the classes instead of Chemistry or Physics their junior or senior year. Students who expected to study Nursing or Elementary Ed. in college also liked to take them. At the time the full year science offerings were: 9th grade general physical science, Bio (usually 10th grade), Chem (usually 11th grade), Physics (usually 12th grade). We needed three years of science to graduate.</p>
<p>senior year i'm planning on taking:</p>
<p>Gov't / Econ (AP not offered)
AP Physics
Digital Photography
AP English
AP Calculus BC
AP Stats</p>
<p>that is unless i take french, then i'll take AP french instead of digital photography.</p>
<p>I'm nervous about ditching the French for the kind of course you are describing, if your goal is to maximize your chances of getting into Stanford.</p>
<p>can you keep the French class and take anatomy and physiology senior year?</p>
<p>i can, but then i'll have have schedule conflict.</p>
<p>next year, i'm plannign on taking
Honor English 11
Honors Pre Calc
AP Bio
AP Pysch
US History (not AP)
anatomy & Phyisology (or maybe french, i don't know)</p>
<p>At my school, Anatomy & Physiology is hell. It's taught by teachers that want to teach AP Bio, but simply can't because there's not that much of demand for it. It's tough, if not tougher than AP Bio. Unfortunately, it's only a half year course that would look like just another b-s science elective.</p>
<p>For me personally, I'd take French, but I guess it shows a focus on your part.</p>
<p>yeah for us, it's like an AP class, but i'll cope.
whole year course though.</p>
<p>It will probably hurt you unless you demonstrate an incredibly unusual interest in your replacement class. Colleges, ESPECIALLY those on par with Stanford, want to see at least 4 years of a foreign language. Trust me, 3 years of a foreign language is nothing when you look at it. I'll have taken 6 years of French by next year, and only then can I actually claim proficiency. Dropping core subjects like language is not a good sign for colleges.</p>
<p>Here's another clue about what Stanford is looking for: </p>
<p>fwiw:</p>
<p>not taking APUSH will be noticed since your school offers it.</p>