How will foreign language senior year effect my college chances?

<p>I'm facing a bit of a dilemma: </p>

<p>This <em>would</em> have been my senior schedule:
Calculus I Honors
AP Environmental Science (or Anatomy and Physiology Honors, depends on scheduling things but that's beside the point)
AP European History
AP U.S. Government and Politics
AP Spanish Literature
AP English Literature and Composition</p>

<p>However, I apparently need more fine arts credits to graduate. The way my school works, the only way to slot that in would to be to drop one of those core courses. I am very interested in literature, political science and history and as such have no intention of dropping Euro, US Gov/Pol or English. On the other hand, while I'm not big on science or math, I view those as necessary-meaning my only real option would be to drop Spanish Lit. If I do, I would be replacing it with AP Art History to fill the fine arts credits I need. How will this impact college chances? I know schools like to see foreign language but I would like to pursue my interests as well. I've taken Spanish IV Honors, Spanish V Honors and am currently taking AP Spanish Language. </p>

<p>Thanks in advance,</p>

<p>At most, colleges recommend 4 yrs of a FL. You’ve had more than that already, so it shouldn’t matter very much.</p>

<p>Have your HS GC explain in the SSR that you needed a fine arts course and so replaced AP Spanish with Art History.</p>

<p>Thanks for the response,</p>

<p>I’m a little clueless about this stuff-but you said colleges recommend four years of a foreign language and then that I’ve had more than 4 already? Does AP count as more than one? (Not trying to sound sarcastic/rude, just want to clarify)?</p>

<p>A letter from my guidance counselor isn’t going to help unfortunately. I took a film appreciation class thinking it was a fine arts credit but it turned out to be history… go figure. ><</p>

<p>SOME colleges recommend 4 yrs of a single FL because they want students to be proficient, others recommend or require less. Check the college websites and see what they recommend/require for academic preparation.</p>

<p>When colleges speak of how many years of a FL they want, they mean what level you have taken. So, I’m assuming that you’ve had 5 years of Spanish since you have completed Spanish V Honors, correct? AP still counts as 1 yr, so if you were to take it, you would have completed 6 yrs of a FL.</p>

<p>You have had level 4, 5, and 6 (AP), though AP is level 4 or 5 at some other high schools. Most reasonable colleges look consider the level completed for foreign language, since some students (e.g. heritage speakers or those who started a foreign language in elementary or middle school) may complete level 4 or higher early in high school.</p>

<p>The “years” of language is not about years in high school, but rather about level. You are currently taking what would be considered your sixth year of Spanish. </p>

<p>The letter from your counselor will work for sure! Simply ask him or her. Your mistake does not change the fact that you still need an arts credit to graduate. Just check and make sure art history actually counts as a fine art!</p>

<p>Ah… I thought that was four years only in high school. Thanks for your help! :D</p>