<p>I am currently a sophomore in high school and am currently selecting courses for next year. For the purpose of providing some background, I will be completing Spanish 3 this year and will most likely be maintaining a UW 4.0 GPA. Next year, I plan on taking many Advanced Placement classes, but my schedule does not allow for Spanish to be added into the mix without dropping a class that I would actually LIKE to take. I would really love to attend UVA, but don't want to base my entire high school career trying to please an admission board. Basically, my question is this: Would I be setting myself up for rejection or a much harder time without continuing on to Spanish 4 and then AP Spanish, even if I remained a competitive applicant holistically?
Thanks!</p>
<p>It all depends on the rest of your resume.</p>
<p>I took French 1/2, then Spanish 1/2. Pretty easy courses, not impressive at all. However, I also applied to the eschool with good grades in all my high level math/science classes, along with math/science related extra-curriculars.</p>
<p>If I were to guess, I would say that only 3 years of FL won’t really hurt you much if you do well in your other classes.</p>
<p>I got accepted OOS taking only 3 Spanish. I did not have enough room in my schedule to fit in Spanish junior year.</p>
<p>Thanks Cane, thanks exactly where I am right now.</p>
<p>The reason they want you to do it is because you have to take 4 semesters of a language here and 3 years in HS might only be 2 semesters or so (I know one girl who only placed into Latin 1) as opposed to if you do AP where you could get a good enough score to place out. Have you considered taking the equivalent class dual enrollment to stay on track?</p>
<p>Once you get the hang of the learning curve, you can self-study the language yourself. How well do you do on placement tests?</p>