<p>First off, I would like to be admitted to a UC school. My first choice is UC Davis. Senior year is coming up and I chose my course schedule as follows:</p>
<p>Pre-Cal w/Trig
AP Stat
AP Art History
APES
Multicultural Lit
U.S Gov/Econ</p>
<p>Throughout high school I've taken only 2 years of Spanish. My freshman year I took Chinese, but soph year I transferred to a new school in a different city in which my new school did not offer Chinese language. So would it matter to the UC's if I only took 2 years instead of the recommended 3 years? I've got all A's in my 2 years of Spanish. If I were to take a 3rd year of Spanish, I'd have to take off AP Stat. Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>Anyone want to give me some insight?</p>
<p>oh cmon, can atleast one person give their opinion on this? last time I’ll bump…</p>
<p>I doubt that only 2 years of Spanish will affect your chances unless you declared a major in Hispanic Cultures or Spanish language. You already have 3 years of language so that’s pretty good if you’re not planning on doing something related to language. However, you should check the requirements if you want to apply for a specific program or major – look under “recommended high school coursework” if they list such a thing.</p>
<p>Agreed - you have taken 3 years of language in high school, which is what most selective colleges want. They often say 4 years is desirable but not required. </p>
<p>Most selective (other than engineering programs) colleges require that you take or test out of 4 semesters of one language. Not taking a 3rd year of Spanish in high school will probably require you to take more Spanish classes in college. It is a trade off.</p>
<p>Try doing AP Government instead. If your school doesn’t have it, then that’s fine.</p>
<p>You have met the UC language requirement of 2 years. For UC Davis I do not think it would be a significant admissions factor.</p>
<p>It should be fine. 2 years is usually the minimum asked for; obviously, more would be better, but I don’t think it will hurt you. 2 years of spanish shouldn’t hurt someone unless they’re planning on majoring in that.</p>
<p>Your schedule will be much stronger if you take Spanish 3 instead of AP Stat. One math course per year is more than sufficient. Three (and ideally 4) years of one foreign language is typically the norm for most selective universities. Meeting the “minimum” in the a-g requirements for a strong UC like Davis is not prudent.</p>
<p>I encourage you to discuss your schedule with your guidance counselor.</p>
<p>Check to see if a third year may help fulfill foreign language graduation requirements at the desired school.</p>
<p>For example, the [UC</a> Berkeley College of Letters and Science foreign language requirement](<a href=“http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/requirement/fl.html]UC”>http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/requirement/fl.html) can be fulfilled by the third year of foreign language in high school with a C- or better. The [UC</a> Davis College of Letters and Science foreign language requirement](<a href=“http://advising.ucdavis.edu/forms/graduationrequirementselfcheck.pdf]UC”>http://advising.ucdavis.edu/forms/graduationrequirementselfcheck.pdf) for Bachelor of Arts students can be fulfilled by threshold scores on SAT Subject tests or AP tests, which may be easier to attain after a third year of foreign language (UC Berkeley College of Letters and Science also allows these methods).</p>