How bad will not taking a 4th year of Spanish look?

<p>So I'm in Spanish 3 right now and I'm only at an 89% (trying to get it up to an A) it's my only B right now. I'm not even in honors Spanish 3. Spanish is my weakest subject (by far) and the problem I'm facing next year is that there is only AP Spanish and no regular Spanish 4. I know if I choose not to take a 4th year of Spanish it will look bad to colleges I apply to but I'm also afraid that If I take AP I could get a C. I'm not trying to apply to any ivy leagues or any really competitive schools, I'm thinking I want to apply to the lower to middle tier UC schools (Davis, Irvine, SD, Riverside, Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara) and some out of state schools for me like Northern Arizona and University of Florida. So will not taking AP Spanish hurt my chances a lot or no?</p>

<p>Dude, calm down for a second. First of all, most schools recommend/require 2-3 years of Spanish. They’re not going to penalize you for not taking it. It you take a year or two more than they ask for, great - props to you. If you don’t, then they can’t penalize you as long as you’re taking the required/recommended years of the language.
This forum is a great resource and I’ve learned a lot from it. However, with so many high-achieving students on here, it’s really easy to become paranoid about the littlest things because the people on here blow things out of proportion. It’s just one class. Not taking a fourth year will NOT hurt your chances. If you want to do it because you truly love the language, go for it! If not, take another class you’ll enjoy.
Just take a deep breath and relax. It’s not big deal. :)</p>

<p>No one will care. Seriously.</p>

<p>i thought that the top notch colleges (eg. Ivy, Duke) want 4 years of foreign language…</p>

<p>@college123college Alot of the Ivies do reccomend it I believe, but since he’s going for lower UCs (which are still good school, just maybe not the best) they won’t really care</p>