What do colleges think about sports medicine?

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I’m a freshman and this is my current schedule:
-Pre-AP Spanish 2
-Pre-AP Geometry
-Theatre Arts (required fine arts credit)
-PAP World Geography
-PAP English 1
-Soccer
-PAP Biology

I am doing my 4 year plan and I didn’t know if I should take Sports Medicine or Spanish 3

This is what my sophomore schedule will hopefully look like:
-PAP Pre-Calc (I’m planning on taking Algebra 2 over the summer)
-PAP English 2
-PAP Chemistry
-AP World History
-AP Physics
-Honors Psych & AP Psych
-Sports Medicine or Spanish 3

I know that most colleges want 3 years of Spanish, but I want to be an orthopedic surgeon so I think being a student athletic trainer is a good opportunity for me to get some experience.

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Take Spanish 3. Most competitive colleges want at least 3 years of a language. If the sports medicine class is offered in the summer, I would consider taking it then or possibly a class at your local community college. You do not need to pick a medical emphasis until your residency after Medical school so you are looking at 8+ years.

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My vote is for Spanish 3. Colleges like seeing more than 2 years of a foreign language; they “recommend” (which really means require if you want to look competitive) at least 3 years. It’ll be more beneficial in the long run if you are bilingual, especially in sports medicine, as that is a field that deals with interacting with people/patients.