second languare or no second language? that is the question.

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<p>Hey guys..
So right now i'm a little confused as to what selection to make for my future classes before transferring next year. I am applying this coming November to all the UCs (also doing the TAG agreement during September for USCB)</p>

<p>Major:Economics</p>

<p>i've almost finished all my lower-division major requirements except for Math 5A(calc.1) and 5B(calc. 2) which i will be finishing this fall 2011 both in one semester. But for UC Irvine it asks me to choose 2 courses such as geography or anthro which i've only completed one out of the two. Also it asks for a Computer information class, it is a 2 part class so i will be doing one in fall 2011 and the other during spring 2012 in addition to the math classes, because i also am going to be taking a multi-var calculus and a linear algebra course during spring 2012.</p>

<p>So my question is, would it be more beneficial for me to take a Spanish class or take anthro. I've already had 4 years of a second language in High School, but i thought it would be cool for personal enrichment reasons to take on a 3rd language. The only negative about this is that im going to be missing out on 1 major requirement class(Antrhopology) only for UC Irvine. But i also feel that if other colleges i apply to see that I am undertaking a third language it will increase my chances of getting accepted.Ultimately, my personal choice would be taking Spanish and skipping out on Anthro. I wanted to see what your guys opinions would be.</p>

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<p>Finish your major prerequisites; that is the most important thing in terms of being competitive for admission.</p>

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<p>the only school that one major pre-requisite really applies to is UC Irvine, but wouldn’t Spanish give me a more competitive edge with numerous other UCs and all schools in general?</p>

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<p>UCs count high school foreign language courses and you can actually use the high school courses to satisfy IGETC. Depending on how competitive the major is, missing a prerequisite may or may not be a deal breaker. The question is, how do you feel if it is a deal breaker?</p>

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<p>Your right. In this case, i dont believe that the pre-req is much of a deal breaker. The addition of a third language seems more beneficial in the long run. But it’s worrying me that it might be a heavy course load in the future if i plan to major in econ/math.</p>