<p>How much will it hurt?</p>
<p>This is what I want my schedule to look like next year:
AP Lit
AP Hum Geo
AP Stats
AP Gov
US History II (required)
Gym (required)
Constitutional Law Honors
French II Honors</p>
<p>What is your projected college major?</p>
<p>What colleges are on your list?</p>
<p>Do you meet your school’s graduation requirements?</p>
<p>What does your counselor say?</p>
<p>I want to major in communications/political science. </p>
<p>I’ve met the graduation requirements for science (three years). </p>
<p>I haven’t talked to my couselor yet, I have a meeting with her in a couple of weeks.</p>
<p>Schools on my list: NCSU, Northern Michigan University, Ohio University, SUNY Geneseo, SUNY Oswego, U of M: Morris, U of M: Twin Cities, UNC Asheville, UNC Wilmington, Westfield State, West Virginia University
(don’t judge I’m most likely paying for school all by myself)</p>
<p>bumity bump</p>
<p>What science courses have you already taken?</p>
<p>Generally, taking all three of biology, chemistry, and physics (not necessarily AP) is preferred, though probably not that strongly unless you indicate a major where courses in those subjects are required (the high school courses are often listed as prerequisites for the introductory college courses in those subjects).</p>
<p>Also, what is the highest level of foreign language you will complete (assuming that you do not have provable (by recognized testing) heritage ability equal or greater than high school level 3 or 4 in some other foreign language)? Having only level 2 may be an impediment at some colleges that recommend or require level 3 or 4.</p>
<p>I’ve taken biology and chemistry, and am currently taking physics. </p>
<p>Yeah, I know two levels of foreign language are holding me back. It’s not that I’m only taking two years of language- it’s that freshman and sophomore year I took one language, and junior and senior year I’m taking another.</p>
<p>You should be fine for science, but having foreign language only to level 2 can be an issue at some colleges; check their admissions requirements carefully. Also, colleges often have foreign language graduation requirements that require more than high school level 2 knowledge.</p>
<p>Is there any reason that you cannot take level 3 of the language you took level 2 of in sophomore year?</p>
<p>How, exactly, do you propose to pay for your education all by yourself? Even your in state universities are not likely to be affordable with just a student loan and a part-time job. Run the Net Price Calculators and see which of these are likely to be affordable. If your GPA and SAT/ACT scores are good, read the threads on merit aid inthe financial aid forum.</p>
<p>Check the university websites for their specific admissions requirements. If you meet their science requirements, as a non-science major you will be OK.</p>
<p>@happymomof1- Scholarships. Stafford loans. Personal savings. I’ve already done everything you suggested I do.</p>
<p>@ucbalumnus- The reason I dropped out of my first language was because during year numero uno my teacher was actually horrible and I didn’t feel like I could have done well in level three of the language with the basis this teacher gave me (the third level was known for being notoriously difficult). Also, the language I took was SO based around gender, as a genderqueer person I felt very uncomfortable.</p>
<p>@happymomof1- Also, I qualify for a lot of financial aid.</p>
<p>^^grammatical gender in languages has absolutely no relation to biological gender. words being masculine and feminine (and sometimes neuter, depending on the language you’re learning) don’t imply anything and don’t mean anything except in terms of grammar</p>
<p>The language that you are now studying (French) also has grammatical gender for things that are not necessarily gendered in a biological sense.</p>