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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  We do not think he will be a failure if he does not get into UVA.  But that is currently his top pick.  I want him to be realistic about which courses he is choosing for next year.  As in, if he doesn't take Spanish 4, then he might not get into UVA.  He needs to think about how strongly he wants UVA vs how strongly he would rather not continue in Spanish.  Totally up to him.[/quote]

If it were his senior year and he wasn't taking a foreign language, that would probably be fine.  But it sounds like he doesn't want to take one in the junior year, either, and is looking for filling the void with a cheesy elective that's not a core class.  It's not gonna look good.  He really needs to have a very solid junior year schedule if he's eyeing UVA.[/quote]

OP, this PP and the earlier one who wrote out a list for you have very good, specific advice for your DC along with the chorus of nearly everyone else who seem to have a good handle on UVA admissions. To be blunt, it is not a good look for your DS to[b] ease up on the pedal at the start of junior year.[/b] This will be the year that colleges will most scrutinize. It will be glaringly obvious that a junior dropped their language. You put UVA on the table and the posters are responding to that. If you had said GMU or JMU, they may have had different responses. [/quote]

Did she apply ED?

OP here.  This statement bothers me.  Is it really how UVA admissions will view his junior year if it lacks Spanish 4?

Here is his proposed schedule for 11th grade:

- AP Calc BC
- AP Physics C
- AP Lang/Comp
- Honors US History
- AP Statistics
- Post-AP Computer Science AB
- Fun Elective -- either Debate or Game Design/Development

I just don't see how that is easing up on the pedal.  Am I wrong?[/quote]

That is a very challenging schedule for a junior. I said earlier, my DD dropped spanish after 10th grade and doubled up on science, taking AP Bio and Honors Chem in 11th, along with AP Lang, AP Psych, APUSH and DE Pre-Calc. She literally did not have any electives, and had two study halls because her sport required her to have early release. She got into UVA with a 4.44 GPA and average scores (top 6% of her class).

It really comes down to GPA and taking a solid, difficult schedule with lots of APs. if he wants to take a fun elective, he absolutely should with that schedule.  That said, as I also posted, unless he's in the engineering school at UVA he will have to take a language again. (I mention this because even tho you said CS, he could be in the College of Arts and Sciences still. I don't know if the engineering school requires it but I don't think so.[/quote][/quote]

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