<p>Ok,
I am a Canadian junior and I don't know what to do
with my French mark. I got 84 this term which is really
low -- like 7-8%lower than my average... I am going to
apply for decently competitive schools. Usually at my
school, students take 8courses a year, but I am taking
15courses(I am studying like 3-4aps by myself and others
yea..) So I have a no problem dropping it. The only
reason I'm taking French is because I speak Korean and
I thought having a strong 3rd language would be a
big plus, but it is just lowering my average..
So my question is...</p>
<p>Should I drop French even if it is going to be a plus
of having a 3rd language?</p>
<p>Also, my average(gpa)isn't that great, but another plus
of me is the fact that I am almost doubling other ppl's
number of courses. So is just taking 8 courses and
getting 4.0 better or is taking 15courses and getting
3.6 better?</p>
<p>Depends on where you want to go. Does growing up speaking two languages nullify the high school foreign language requirement? I've not seen that discussed here. Here's today's discussion about a kid wanting to drop 4th year of Spanish:</p>
<p>teh~ i think you don't need to worry. your hard work and multiple languages are impressive., ESPECIALLY at schools interested in language/global perspectives. i agree with riverrunner that some of this has to do with where you want to apply and what you'll want to do. in general, competitive schools recognize rigor. best to you.</p>
<p>Because of my low gpa I want to finish all this university
related stuff by late-Octover -- early decision.. I'm thinking
of NYU Stern, the U of Chicago, upenn wharton if im lucky
and my intended major is finance/economics</p>
<p>Drop your self-study, which no one will see has been "dropped" rather than dropping French. The APs won't help that much in admission, and it is not worth destroying your transcript. Once you've stopped the self-studying (and gone back to a reasonable number of classes), bring your French grade up.</p>
<p>Then, if you don't want to take it as a senior, that's a different story. Most competitive schools only require 3 years of a foreign language, and you'd be fine.</p>