<p>Would colleges rather see 4 years of language or 4 years of science? X_X </p>
<p>Probably both…</p>
<p>What level of language would be your highest level?
Would the science courses include all three of biology, chemistry, and physics?</p>
<p>Third level Chinese
The three are biology, chemistry, and AP environmental :-S </p>
<p>If one of the 3 is AP environmental then you definitely need a 4th science. Many colleges won’t even give credit for it because it is considered a very weak AP. Obviously if you are going to major in a language then it is different, but for a non lang major I would highly recommend another language.</p>
<p>Can you take both Chinese 4 and physics without displacing other important subjects (English, math, history/social studies, art/music)?</p>
<p>Both, but if you have no other choice than 4 years of science is better.</p>
<p>it really depends on what you plan on studying in college, if you’re likely to go into a STEM field, then physics or AP science - if you’re going into arts, humanities, or social science, a 4th year of language.
Of course it depends what type of college you’re aiming for, since any university or LAC in the top 25 will expect both but your state flagship may not care (unless it’s Umich, UNC-Ch, UVA…) and local colleges (“directionals”, like “South … state college”…) definitely won’t.</p>
<p>You should try to do both, but if you can’t take the science! Also, explain your problem in the additional info on commonapp or wherever. </p>
<p>If it’s not your fault, you won’t be hurt by this.</p>
<p>AP Environmental Sci is not considered a “weak” AP science. I hate when people say that. Ironically, AP Enviro has the LOWEST pass rate (3 or above) of any of the AP sciences… However, it is NOT a lab science. And most colleges require THREE years of a lab science. So if you have taken three years of science to date with one being AP Enviro, then you need one additional year of lab science.</p>
<p>The pass rate is confounded by self-selection of the students taking the course. A well known example is the fact that the calculus BC pass rate is higher than the calculus AB pass rate, even though the calculus BC test covers a superset of the calculus AB material and is thus more difficult/advanced.</p>