<p>Hello. I'm about to be a sophomore in High School, and I was wondering if Spanish III was necessary to take to be admitted into a pretty good-excellent art college in the fields of animation/cartoons/ etc. I have a 4.36 GPA so far, I have made all A's as long as I can remember. I am 2nd/maybe even 1st in my class, meaning I'm in the running for Valedictorian. However, the teacher for Spanish II did not teach me much, and I heard everyone who goes from "So and so" (My Spanish II teacher) to Spanish III fails. If I switch out of Spanish III I would take Art I. Should I switch or stay?</p>
<p>I would highly advise taking spanish. A lot of colleges reccommend at least three years of a foreign language; even if the ones you’re looking at now don’t, your ideal schools might change in a year from now.</p>
<p>I don’t know about absolutely necessary, but it really does help for the top schools, but not necessarily art colleges. However, I imagine you should take a few art classes in high school if you’re looking at a top art college.</p>
<p>Have you looked at the websites of the art college you’re interested in to see what their academic requirements are?</p>
<p>I agree with amarkov that it’s pretty early to start burning bridges. A couple of years from now you might want to apply to regular colleges with great art departments, and they are more likely to want 3 years of foreign language.</p>
<p>Honestly Spanish isn’t a very hard language to learn. I hear the same things about a lot of the Spanish teachers at my school but very few people actually end up failing. It might take a little more effort, but from what I gather you’re a smart kid so you should be able to handle Spanish III.</p>