<p>at my school (i go to an small private school) and i look to be a political science major and go on to law school. we have 7 blocks or periods. you have to have at least 5 academic classes and i really need one block to have free. i take dance so that takes up my six class. i want to drop french (i'm in french 4 now) and double up on history taking ap us govt and pol as well as AP econ...i'd also be taking Physics ap english lit and ap stat...how badly will this impact my admissions at any school?</p>
<p>If you are in French 4, you are done.</p>
<p>Don’t worry about this one.</p>
<p>I think it is unlikely to affect your admission–but be aware of what the foreign language requirement is at the colleges you are considering. At some, the amount you’ve taken (and/or how well you do on the AP or a placement test) determines how many semesters of language you have to take in college.</p>
<p>Some schools do require 4 years of a single foreign language. Dropping French 4 could put you out of the running at those schools, so it depends on where you are applying. Other than that, dropping it and picking up an AP in its place will not have a negative impact on admissions (so long as your GPA stays strong this term).</p>
<p>^^what school requires 4 years of a single foreign language?? LARGE majority are three at most…</p>
<p>Some high schools start at grade 10; are those kids out of luck?</p>
<p>Top schools reccommend 3 years but prefer 4 years of foreign lanbuage. For that reason I look at 4 years language as part of your core classes and AP govt and AP Econ are electives. I don’t reccomend dropping any core course for an elective if you are applying to competitive schools.</p>
<p>^^that’s what I thought; recommend 3 but prefer 4…agree 100% with your post</p>
<p>French 4 is the capstone of your first three years of French. You are almost to a point where you would be able to have a very basic conversation in Paris. Dropping French now will leave you unintegrated in French… it would be a waste, unless you plan to pick French back up in college.</p>
<p>If you plan to pick up French in college, I don’t see how dropping French would raise an eyebrow… unless you don’t replace it with something challenging. In your case, your plan makes sense.</p>