<p>I think people are missing the point of the initial post (although all answers are thought provoking) Here’s a kid that wants to drop foreign language after ONLY TWO YEARS…I think from a common sense standpoint, that might be risky if he’s looking at a top Ivy league education. There’s even a BIG deifference between TWO and THREE years. Quite frankly, the vast majority of students have an area of strength. My Daughter, though brilliant in English, writing and History…stinks in math. I would never occur to me, (or for that matter the guidence counselor) to suggest that she stop taking math after two years because she wants an additional English class. There may be MORE of an argument after 3 years. Now that said, do ALL Harvard students have 4 years of Language? No…do 94%??? Even if it’s 90%…you wanna be on that end of the stats? Now you take it down to 2 years? I think it’s risky, and the compromise might be he should consider at least one more year. We actually had a discussion between a bunch of local parents over this topic. A mother was asked if her kid “NEEDED to keep taking French” the counselor said technically it’s not required to graduate, but almost all schools will be expecting at least three…and this kid is dyslexic. (She does have a history of As and B’s in it)…she’s hoping for Ohio State!</p>