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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]vs. 4 years of history, vs. 4 years of a foreign language? What is this fascination with science? Add another history or foreign language course instead.

This won’t be why there’s an HYPSM rejection: “darn it, a humanities kid, and we need way more, but no 4 years of science. Into the circular file!” There will be 100 other reasons kid is rejected; not that.

The flip side is also true: “5 years of science. Fantastic candidate. We need more STEM majors. Admit!”[/quote]

The problem for this kid is that there will be plenty of other kids applying with 4 years of science AND 4 years of social studies AND 4 years of world language. So, you're right that their application won't necessarily be dumped into the garbage upon arrival, but they will be compared to the students who have the coursework and rigor in everything.

Of course there will be examples of students who succeeded without 4 years of science, and if an anecdote here or there makes OP feel better, that's nice. But OP should know that a story like that doesn't prove that 3 years of science will be treated like 4 (or 5) years of science. It will be seen as a deliberate choice—which might be the right one for the kid—that may have consequences for admissions.[/quote]

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