<p>Just be careful that your son doesn’t make himself “less desirable” to plan b and c by trying to make a resume look like what he thinks the academies want to see.</p>
<p>Many of the top tier Universities and Colleges require 3 if not 4 years of language studies. Sticking with a language at least through 3 years over taking random science or math electives IMO is a sounder educational plan. Also, at USNA with three years of Spanish you have a better ability validating out of any language requirement if you are a divisionIII major. That is huge where as Statistics gets you nowhere at the Academy.</p>
<p>I certainly would not have encouraged my son to change an educational plan based on what one institution tells him. There are many other ways to make oneself attractive to the academies, be it in leadership, athletics, even maxing the SAT’s. An extra science or math on the transcript at the expense of a more rounded educational experience may in the end be a bit short sighted.</p>