Senior Year Course Selection Advice

skieurope
Sun, 28 Jun 2015 18:23:25 +0000

I am not aware of what @MYOS1634 was saying about how taking 2 AP languages will bypass the need for the fourth year of a science

Not to speak for @MYOS1634 but that was given as an example.

Many top colleges may recommend 4 years of each core subject (English, math, science, history/social studies, foreign language). However, there may be instances where an applicant doubles up along the way and is on track to graduate with 5 years of science, but only 3 years of history or, in this example 5+ years of foreign language, and 3 years of science. That lop-sided schedule may be fine as long as the schedule aligns with the applicant’s intended major and the university in question (i.e. more foreign language in lieu of science probably will not bode well for Caltech.)