<p>Take whichever courses you would enjoy taking! At this point and with that schedule, it’s not going to matter which of those courses you take.</p>
<p>You could possibly validate Spanish if you take a 4th year - but I know many students who have had 4 years of Spanish and didn’t come close to validating. It depends upon the strength of your language program (make sure you can orally converse it – not just take a written test).</p>
<p>For letters of recommendations – I’d go with someone who can really attest to your strengths that can’t be seen on paper. It’s kind of assumed if you make a good grade in a class and also score well on standardized exams that you are strong academically. It’s not who it comes from - it’s what s/he says. If the person can give a really good picture of you that cannot be seen elsewhere, to make you different, go for that. Look for the teacher that can talk about you being the one they ask to help other students. Look for the coach who can say you may not have been captain, but you were the motivator on the team… things like that.</p>