<p>So the deadline for changing my schedule is tomorrow, leaving me with a crucial decision. I am a junior in high school and so far my languages have been very weak (I've only gone up to French 1) but I have very good grades in AP classes, and right now I'm doubling up on French 2 and 3 so that I can get to French 4 by Senior year. But right now I can't take debate, which I have taken for the past two years and done very well in, my partner and I made it to the final rounds in several regional and national tournaments. So what I'm debating (no pun intended) is whether it would look better to take Debate 3 and Latin 1, instead of French 2 & 3, and take French 2 & 3 senior year along with Debate 4? Or should I just take Debate 3 senior year and leave my languages as it is? </p>
<pre><code>I know language is important but, it seems like anyone can take a language, but it's veyr unique to take debate and have awards to show for it. I would still have four language credits (3 French and 1 Latin), but my Guidance Counselor and I are concerned that it will still look weak for colleges. She suggested that if I do take debate I need to explain the weakness in my languages to my college, and really sell what I learned from debate. Or, if I keep my languages, explain my inconsistency in debate to my college.
I feel very strongly about taking debate, but not strong enough to skew my chances of getting into a good college. My SAT I scores sophomore year were Math 720, Writing 700, and Reading 720, and I am planning on improving and hopefully that would be a big help in getting me into college. But is language a huge deciding factor? Personally, if you were deciding, would you want someone with four years of debate or four years of french?
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