I am a native Spanish speaker who has taken 3 years of french (with one honors course). I took the spanish subject test and got an 800, I took the AP spanish exam and will probably get a 4 or a 5, waiving my foreign language requirements in college. Do I need to take a fourth year of French (AP French) if I probably won’t take the exam? I am looking to be a biology major at UCLA, UCSD, or UC Berkeley. I have a good GPA, test scores, class rank, and class rigor (I’ve taken the hardest classes offered at my school). If I don’t take French a fourth year will it hurt my admissions chances, even if its not by a lot? (I would be replacing French with AP Stats or AP Psych, btw)
For UCs (and CSUs) specifically, you already fulfill the (e) requirement listed in http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/freshman/requirements/a-g-requirements/index.html :
- High school level 2 (level 3 recommended for UC): you have that for French.
- SAT subject test: you have that for Spanish (520 minimum, you have 800).
- AP test: you have that for Spanish (3 minimum, assuming you will get 4 or 5).
Some other colleges may prefer that you take a higher level of a non-native/heritage language, but you have to check those colleges individually. (Also, some of those which ask for SAT subject tests say that prefer them in subjects other than a native/heritage language, although you can still submit your Spanish score as an extra one beyond those that they want.)
However, some admission readers at some colleges may see AP statistics or psychology as a less rigorous choice than AP French.
Level 4 French is good enough for competitive private schools.
I would take AP Statistics (depending on whether you already took AP Calculus AB/BC).