Will not taking Physics hurt my chances of getting into College?

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<p>So i'm currently a senior and this is the dilemma that i happened to find myself in:</p>

<p>Back in the Spring, I got accepted into Bank of America's Student Leaders Program. It was an internship with a non profit awarded to only 5 students out of bank of America's 45 markets all across the United States, and London. It also included a week long leadership summit in Washington, D.C. It was obviously really hard to get into but it was literally the BEST experience of my life, and i'm glad that i didn't pass it up. Due to the scheduling issues that my school has, they require rising seniors to attend summer classes for Pre-Calculus and Spanish in order to be able to meet the required credits towards graduation for Math and Foreign Language, and also take AP Calculus and Physics during senior year. As an engineering school hopeful, of course i want to make sure that i took those classes because taking the most challenging courses available to me will help my chances and show that i can handle courses of college caliber. The internship that i had couldn't allow me to go to the summer classes, and so i had to pay $800 for an online Comprehensive Pre-Calculus course during the summer. Juggling the class and my internship at the same time was tough to say the least, but i was able to pull through and gain my credits. Now the problem is that the school will only be giving me AP Calculus and no Physics. They said that it's either i take Physics, and not take Spanish (which will really hurt my transcript since i need 2 years), or pay for Spanish online. I had to pay for the online summer class out of my own paycheck from work, and since my internship is over, there is no way that i can come up with that kind of money again. I took Chemistry last year, and i earned an A in it. Same with Biology during Sophomore year, and Integrated Science during Freshman year. I don't know if i should opt out of taking Spanish and do Physics, or just stick with Spanish. Help me please!!!</p>

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<p>It really depends on the college and, at certain colleges, on the major.</p>

<p>What colleges are you aiming for? And, likewise, what kind of SAT/ACT scores do you have?</p>

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<p>A lot of top schools require 2 years of a language and 3 years of science; if you can’t fulfill both requirements, you may not be able to apply to some universities. I recommend that you check out the policies/requirements of the colleges you’re thinking of applying to, and talk to your guidance counselor to see if there’s any way around this mess. </p>

<p>I hope you figure this out! :)</p>

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<p>It seems you a little bit behind in your curriculum for Math, science, and foreign language particularly for engineering. It is good that you caught up with pre-calc in the summer, but it would be bad not to have even 2 year of foreign language by the end of junior. You should probably check your HS graduation requirement before you worry about college applications.
Most schools, even not top ones, require 2 years of foreign language. Some schools recommend or require even more. If possible, one should try to get 4 year of the same foreign language to be more competitive for top schools.</p>