Senior Schedule Desicion

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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Hello! So I have quite the dilemma! This may seem incredibly trivial but I am so stressed because of it! Any help would be appreciated! :slight_smile:
Here is my current senior schedule:
AP Lit
AP Euro
AP Psychology
H Theology (Religion is required)
Regular Pre Calc
Gym (one quarter)

Now I am also a dedicated French student, and have goften very good grades every quarter for the last three years (I love it!). I always planned to take 4 years of French. However, it conflicts with H Creative Writing - an elective taught by my favorite teacher (one who has improved my writing immensely), so I have to pick one or the other.

I am leaning towards CW, because I’ve wanted to take it for as long as I’ve known it exists, and I think it may help me more in the future. However I love French, it was always my favorite class! And if I take CW I will have 1.75 study halls, whereas if I take French 4, I also have to take H Ohilosophy (necessary to fulfill liberal arts credit needed to graduate - CW would fulfill it also) which is half a year, giving me 1.25 study halls (gym is one quarter).

I know no one can make this decision for me, but I know I should think of college admissions also, and I know they like 4 years if a language. I just don’t know what to do. Any help or insight would be appreciated. Thank you! :slight_smile:

Also…this may sound SO dumb, but I don’t want colleges to think my schedule lacks rigor or whatever cause I have 1.75 study halls. I don’t know! I’ve just overthought this so much!

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Personally I would take French as colleges really like to see 4 years of foreign language. Maybe you could find a different way to get some creative writing in. You could potentially join a club at your school or take a class over the summer at a local community college.

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Thank you! Seriously any insight at all helps me! :slight_smile: I’m really torn, but that is a great point! Maybe I could just show the teacher some of my writing after school sometimes or something.

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Honestly take French…if you want to be with this teacher join a club w that specific teacher. That way you reap the benefit of still having a good college rec from that teacher.

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Thank you! I’m leaning towards French now, because I cannot imagine not taking it. It’s tough tho, since I had my heart set on CW for so long.

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@savagestudent7 and @Madeline25 I chose French and just emailed my GC! Thanks so much! It’s such a relief to get this sorted out! :slight_smile: Au Revoir!