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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What would he replace it with?[/quote]

He has taken English, math, science, history and Spanish in all 3 years. If he does not take Spanish in his senior year he will likely take two social science classes. 
Re another poster’s question, he says he finds it “stressful “ but he is not struggling and has always earned As without much difficulty [/quote]

Would he be taking the social science classes because he hopes they'll be easy, or would he be taking the social science classes because he thinks they'd be interesting or useful?

If the former: Maybe he should decide based on how stressed he is. If just a little stressed, he should take AP Spanish, because Spanish could eventually be the dominant language in the United States.

If a lot stressed: the social science classes. Harvard is a lovely university, but it's just not worth runining your life for.

If he really wants to take the social science classes for their own sake: He should take the social science classes and think thoughtful thoughts about why he took those classes.

At some point, he has to take responsibility for making himself the person he would like to be, regardless of what you, his teachers or college admissions people think he should be. If he thinks he needs to learn something, or would enjoy learning something, and taking a class wouldn't violate a clear-cut rule, then he ought to take the class he wants to take, not live his life to please admissions officers.[/quote]

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