<p>Im a junior and i am very troubled. I have a 3.8 gpa, and I was thinking of dropping Spanish 2nd Semester. Ill get a B in 1st semester. Ive been taking spanish from ninth grade till now, but I realize that It will not be very helpful for me. Id rather take japanese. I have amazing classes like AP econ, ap gov, and ap stat, and freshman year i took Ap physics, and honors precalculus, sophomore year ap calculus Ab. Will my hard courses make up for my dropping spanish 2nd semester or do i have to take it cuz ill get a B for sure and my gpa will fall below 3.8 to like 3.79. My ACT score is like 35. I have good leadership posistions and all, but i dont know if this will make up for dropping spanish, if it looks like im quitting or something. does anyone know what i should do, cuz i have limited time to switch my class. I might take marketing instead of spanish, cuz i want to apply to wharton.</p>
<p>Ummm if you're "replacing it" with Japanese, then I guess that's okay, as long as they know that you did so because you (a) can't take 2 languages because doesn't fit in your schedule... or (b) you will replace it with a new language or a class that relates more directly to business. Might actually be a plus to do so.
Study up and take the Spanish SAT II. A score of 650 or above I think would make them more comfortable with your decision. </p>
<p>I wish my school had offered Marketing!</p>
<p>and p.s.: my most important advice to you, don't start following collegeconfidential until at LEAST May.
You're here too early. It WILL mess you up.</p>
<p>"and p.s.: my most important advice to you, don't start following collegeconfidential until at LEAST May.
You're here too early. It WILL mess you up."</p>
<p>Such good advice. I read CC for a couple months, and it put me through the mill.</p>
<p>I gotta clarify something up. I cant take japanese this year 2nd semester because its a whole year course and I would have missed out on the whole year. In my senior year, I will take Japanese 100. For 2nd semester, I plan to take marketing, cuz its one semester, and its business related, considering im applying to wharton. Is it a good decision?</p>
<p>I'd do it.
Does that mean it's the best course of action?
Not necessarily. </p>
<p>If your school has a college counselor, ask that person about it as well. Or even ask the marketing teacher
... maybe you shouldn't ask the Spanish teacher though :P</p>