Is my schedule rigorous enough?

MYOS1634
Wed, 29 Jun 2016 22:38:38 +0000

Right now, UCB, UCLA, and UCSD are extremely competitive, UCD and UCSB are very competitive, and UCI and UCSC are competitive, meaning you’d be okay with 3 years at UCI and UCSC but it’d be iffy elsewhere.
The program presented in #27 is spot-on, except I’d say you need 4 years of history/social studies for UCs, ending in an AP for UCB, UCLA, UCSD.
The only UCs you’d have a shot at with only 2 years of a foreign language are probably UCR and UCM. Three years would already be below expectations for UCB, UCLA, and UCSD but wouldn’t automatically disqualify you.
(An exception would be if you attend a lower-performing school that only offers 2 years, but that’s not your situation).

If you struggle in Spanish, get to work. You’ve got 8 weeks to bring your level to an A. Watch Spanish television - whatever you enjoy in English - sports, soaps, shows…- watch in Spanish, then comment on Spanish websites. Learn songs in Spanish. Use Quizlet for vocabulary. Find friends who speak Spanish and try to talk with them (watch TV together, or play videogames together, sticking to Spanish). Borrow English Grammar for students of Spanish to know the big differences between Spanish and English grammar. Dedicate one hour to watching/singing and one hour to reading/writing/grammar/vocabulary, 5 days a week. No excuse, no shortcuts. 10 solid hours of work each week.