<p>I have to choose between taking AP stat my senior year or AP Spanish IV.</p>
<p>(I've taken 3 years of both math and spanish).</p>
<p>I feel like I might do a little better in AP spanish IV, but I'm not sure.</p>
<p>Which looks better to adcoms, 4 years of math or 4 years of foreign language, please?</p>
<p>just wondering, I'm not obsessing over it or anything.</p>
<p>Math, but not Stat. I would take Calc or something like that. Either way, Math looks much better than a Foreign Language.</p>
<p>Along these lines if I have taken 5 years of one language and 5 years of another, how many years of foreign language have I taken? Ten? </p>
<p>And math looks batter to answer the OP.</p>
<p>what's wrong with taking ap stat?</p>
<p>and anyways, I'd be forced to choose between ap stat and regular calc, and I bet the ap class would look better.</p>
<p>What's wrong with taking ap stat though?</p>
<p>Depend on the level of college you're aiming for. Top schools expect calc.</p>
<p>same problem with me, AP spanish 5 or AP stat, Ive gone with ap stat cause it doesnt conflict with my schedule</p>
<p>I will not be applying to any engineering or technical schools or business schools (like Wharton, MIT) , and I am not especially interested in math anyways.</p>
<p>A lot of schools like to see students persevering with a class they may have more difficulty/not as much interest in, although if you think foreign language is one of your best subjects or you plan to pursue that line of study in college, go for Spanish. A college probably wouldn't think less of you for taking Calculus rather than AP Stat unless you're applying to certain prestigious universities. If your school doesn't offer AP Calc, it's not your fault! You could always try to see if you could take an independent study for it, though. </p>
<p>See what the requirements for your current top schools are and decided whether it would be worth taking an AP class you aren't crazy about verses one you may do better in and enjoy more (assuming you feel that way). Being appealing to colleges IS important, but ultimately you're receiving an education to fit your individual needs. I opted out of AP Calc for another math course so I could continue choir and foreign language courses. I made All-State, got into my top school, and plan on majoring in two languages. During my interview for said school, my interviewer said that she was glad that I stuck with my interests instead of sticking to a more general mold because it showed passion and more individuality. Not every school is like that, granted, so it's still good to check and see what each one expects. But there's some merit to making your schedule yours verses a potential college's. Good luck!</p>
<p>whichever you can get the better grade in. if you are terrible at math, don't take it. opt for lang.</p>
<p>check with your colleges for how many years of math they require and recommend. your high school graduation requriements are not the same as the requirements to get into college. many colleges require 4 years of math and english. you don't want to be an auto reject because you chose not to take an extra year of math.</p>
<p>If you can take regular calculus AND a fourth year of a foreign language, go for that. Calculus is VERY important to most highly selective colleges as it teaches you how to think in highly analytical and theoretical ways. Stats - AP or not - is really more or an elective course if calculus is offered at your high school, at least in the eyes of the most selective colleges. </p>
<p>Try to take AP Calc if you can, but if scheduling does not permit you to do so, take the college prep level calculus course with the fourth year of Spanish. Unless, of course, you really don't want to challenge yourself (which I am not saying is the case)...</p>
<p>So you're saying that it looks better to take regular calc than ap stat?</p>
<p>That's not what a lot of other people say, but I really don't know.</p>
<p>Like, is it really going to be a deciding factor in my admission whether or not i take calc?</p>
<p>I mean, ap stat IS an ap course...</p>
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Math, but not Stat. I would take Calc or something like that. Either way, Math looks much better than a Foreign Language.
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<p>I disagree. What looks better is what fits the student; so if the student clearly displays a passion for languages, and then chooses AP stats over an AP language, it wouldn't look so good. This may or may not apply to the OP.</p>
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Depend on the level of college you're aiming for. Top schools expect calc.
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<p>No, they expect the most rigorous course load possible. AP is generally harder than a regular course. Some schools don't even offer calculus (and students may or may not be able to go to their local CC, if they have one).</p>
<p>Calculus is simply very common for students at top colleges to take. However, not all do, and not all do well, so that's why every college will offer basic calculus (which, if you don't know, is usually a very large course with multiple sections, given that the university is large).</p>
<p>To the OP: from the information you've provided on this thread, I'd highly recommend you take a fourth year of Spanish; don't take AP stats, but instead calculus. They won't penalize you if your school doesn't offer AP calc, and the rigor you lose from dropping AP stats is gained in taking AP Spanish.</p>
<p>Pick the AP class in whatever you consider your sphere of strength, humanities versus sci/math. I would go for the language and regular calc. It shows that you're willing to challenge yourself with the calc material but that you know your limits (regular and not AP). It's also important to note that there are certain APs that are considered "lite," like Pysch and Stats. While they're certainly very interesting elective classes, and in more difficult schools can be very comprehensively taught, my rule of thumb is to satisfy core requirements like hard math before APs. </p>
<p>And just to make you feel better, a graduating senior at my school took the lowest form of IB math, Studies, and didn't even move on to Stats (most people do IB math sophomore and junior year and then take Stats or Calc BC senior year) and will be attending Williams. Why? Because she took classes she excelled in--IB Art, IB Theatre--and made sure she demonstrated not only intelligence through grades but passion through class choices.</p>
<p>you'd be much better off taking calc because its very likely you'll have to take it in college and schools like to see the normal progression of math a to math b to precalc to calc.</p>
<p>"I will not be applying to any engineering or technical schools or business schools (like Wharton, MIT) , and I am not especially interested in math anyways."</p>
<p>Take AP Spanish. Taking math class will be futile anyway for you.</p>
<p>wow, all of your statement are conflicting.</p>
<p>I'm just going to trust my college counseler, who approved my schedule:</p>
<p>ap gov
ap stat
honors english (ap too?)
ap modern european
fine arts course
seminar on modern middle eastern history; this class (and subject matter) is way too interesting to not take. It's going to be sooooooo fascinating. Modern middle eastern history is going to be the most thought-provoking class I've ever taken.</p>
<p>It would've made more sense to contact the school / look at what they've said before re: electives. Honestly, it doesn't make sense for you to take AP stat (hell, even the admissions officer in this forum has said this to you), especially since you'd do better in Spanish. But all right--listen to your counselor, who probably doesn't know quite as much about college admissions as an admissions officer.</p>
<p>Actually, I'm just guessing that I'll do better in Spanish, I really don't know.</p>
<p>At most, the difference between my grades in the 2 subjects would be about 2-3 points, and that isn;t going to make much of a difference on whether or not I get accepted.</p>