<p>I have taken 3 years of high school Spanish courses-one in middle school and two in high school. In my junior year, Spanish did not fit into my schedule, so I elected to drop it rather than drop something else. However, this year my guidance counselor suggests I take Spanish in my senior schedule. I do not put much stock in his opinion.</p>
<p>Personally, I would rather take an additional science course (so I would take AP Chem AND AP Bio), which would be more challenging and I would likely do better grade-wise. However, I am concerned with foreign language requirements at colleges. </p>
<p>Would it be more beneficial to take the easy Spanish class or a challenging science course as a student interested in applying to the Ivies (specifically Columbia)</p>
<p>Is there any possible way that you could take both, perhaps by taking a zero hour class or dropping another class (maybe an elective)? I think that having four years of Spanish looks pretty admirable and is usually deemed a "requirement" at Ivies (although it may not be officially stated). That's not to say that you can't get in if you don't have four years of a foreign language, but still. Can you take AP Spanish Lang next year? If it's AP Spanish, I would recommend doing that. If it really is just an "easy" class, I would go with the AP sciences and then ask your counselor to jot down a little note about why you chose to drop Spanish (scheduling conflict + interest in challenging science courses).</p>