<p>How much would this hurt me when applying to top colleges?
Right now I am a sophomore in Spanish III....I don't really want to take Spanish IV, but I still want to remain competitive for those colleges.</p>
<p>Since its “Spanish III” it’s more like 3 years, so you should be fine, but unless you really, really hate Spanish, you should take it again.</p>
<p>I don’t think it counts as 3 years because I took Spanish I in 8th grade. Plus, I can’t add Spanish I to my transcript because it was from a different school (I moved). </p>
<p>And it says “high school” under foreign language recommendations for those colleges.</p>
<p>I think you should go ahead and take Spanish IV, I don’t know what exactly you mean by Top Schools But, I know that even UNC Chapel Hill that is like top 30 recommends at least 3 years. and Duke that is Top 10 likes to see people talking 4 years.
So, I would take Spanish IV, but since you have done Spanish 3 already, I think you wouldn’t be hurt if you didn’t take it. It would only slightly help you.
Justt my opinion.</p>
<p>Take Spanish IV. It is okay to drop Spanish for senior year if you are going to add a second AP in history, English, math, or science, but two years only of a language would be looked down upon…</p>