<p>I've decided not to take Italian my final year of high school because I have already fulfilled the foreign language requirements, taken Honors Italian in 9th-11th grade, gotten As and A+s each year, and I also took Italian in 6th-8th grade. Guidance counselors at my school say all the successful students at my school took foreign language all 4 years of high school.</p>
<p>I decided to not take it so I could take 2 AP science courses (I'm going into medicine, and possibly double majoring in engineering). Not taking Italian was the only way for me to do this. I want to go to Ivy League schools or 7 year medical programs. Is this really going to look bad? I'm also only taking college level social studies courses (but they're not AP courses). I am, however, taking AP Calculus, AP Literature, and two AP sciences.</p>
<p>As long as you have high test scores, good EC’s, excellent GPA, and good rank, the language will not kill you.</p>
<p>I think if you’ve already taken it for six years and fulfilled your requirement, and are dropping it to make room for another science course, you should be fine, especially since you want to go into the sciences in college.</p>
<p>Ivy League schools want you to be fluent in a single language that is not spoken at home. </p>
<p>At my home, English, Chinese, and Gaelic are spoken. Therefore, I chose (or was rather forced by our limited course choice) to learn Spanish. </p>
<p>If you can prove that you are very fluent in Italian, then it shouldn’t be a problem. Afterall, Ivy League schools do not want you to take a course on something that you know perfectly well. </p>
<p>Also, don’t worry if you don’t get into an Ivy League School (although I’m sure you will get into some, as you sound very driven and motivated). UCLA is known for having one of the best medical schools in the nation. It’s a public, not an Ivy. Have a nice day!</p>