<p>Hi! I've been taking french since 7th grade, and by Junior Year, ill be in french 4. Do i REALLY need to take french 5 ap senior year? how much will it hurt me if i don't i might be studying international relations in college but i'm not completely sure... Will it hurt me badly when i apply to stanford? would it be more beneficial to take four years of science instead?</p>
<p>From Stanford’s website:</p>
<p>Foreign Language: three or more years of the same foreign language. Your study of a foreign language ought to include the development of four basic skills: reading, writing, speaking and listening comprehension.</p>
<p>Technically you’re doing four years because if you took Spanish I 7th grade and progressed until Junior year, that’s four years, but only really if you got High School credit for it.</p>