<p>Hello! I'm currently a sophomore in high school, and pre-registration is coming up. Right now, I'm taking Spanish 2P (I took 1P last year). So, the next step would be to take 3P. However, I do not particularly like the learning experience...and I feel that there are so many more classes I can possibly take if I decide to drop spanish after this year. I can take AP Biology, AP Psychology, physiology, ect. I'm interested in working in the medical field, but not a doctor...maybe an occupation therapist? Is stopping spanish after the second year considered really bad for my applications? Will I be turned down from many UC's and community colleges? Please help, I'm really confused and overwhelmed right now. :( </p>
<p>First, look into the colleges you might want to attend and find out their requirements. Typically, colleges only require two years of a foreign language but more are beginning to require three. If you are passionate about the other classes that you want to take, then that will be apparent in your application. If you are unhappy with the learning experience than that might affect your grades. </p>
<p>Yes, make sure to pass all the requirements of all your schools. My high school requires us to take a language for three years. There is nothing wrong with changing classes, it’s high school for Pete’s sake. You’re supposed to muck around and figure out what you do and don’t like. You just happen to not like Spanish and want to spend your time doing more meaningful things and that’s respectable. If you show your interest in those other classes in your application (they do, after all, pertain to the career path you want) then it’s not a big deal.</p>
<p>I took one year of Spanish in high school, decided it was the worst thing ever, and chose to take Mandarin, something I was interested in, for the remainder of my years. No one cared, I still got accepted to college.</p>
<p>I’ve been taking French since seventh grade and now I’m a senior in AP. I used to love the language but know my interest in it has lessened over the years. It’s not that I don’t like the people, culture, and language, it’s the way I am taught so yes I understand you completely. HOWEVER, all the colleges I applied to either required three or highly suggested three so make sure you check in on that. Plus I am going for the highest diploma at my school (Advanced with Honors) which doesn’t mean anything except your classes were just a tiny bit more rigorous and you had more credits, and getting that diploma requires three. If you absolutely hate spanish, don’t take it and replace it with something you love. If you can get through one more year and if your HS/College requires it, I’d take it. That’s my 2 cents. Good Luck!</p>