<p>A friend of mine is thinking of dropping IB SL French 4 in favor of AP Physics, but he's worried it'll hurt his chances at getting into competitive schools, UCLA in particular.
I thought since they're both advanced classes, it wouldn't matter too much, but I wasn't sure how much colleges took foreign language into account, so I thought I'd try and get some other opinions. So should he go for IB SL French (w/IB Full Diploma) or AP Physics (no IB full diploma)? How much difference would it make?</p>
<p>what is he planning on majoring in?</p>
<p>If he can get a good grade on the AP french exam take it to show mastery and then he can take physics. He shokd also continue French through an EC or college class.</p>
<p>If it's the difference between an IB diploma and not, then he should definitely take French.</p>
<p>ucla only requires 2...so 3 is good enough</p>
<p>A full IB diploma is worth much more than whether colleges want four years of language.</p>
<p>I did 3 years of language and still got into very selective schools okay, so I don't think it's strictly necessary.</p>