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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In order to take a double period AP Biology class senior year, DD needs to drop either Spanish or band. Is it better to have four years of language, terminating in Honors Spanish 4, or four years of band, terminating in Wind Ensemble? If she keeps both, she’d need to take Health in summer school, which she really doesn’t want to do.

She wants to study Biology or Environmental Science in college.[/quote]

Better for what?
For college admissions, it doesn't matter.

For your your daughter (remember her?), whichever she cares more about.

Learning language in school is completely useless. No one learns language in school. You learn language and immersion.

You can't do band on your own.

[youtube]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ9U4Cbb4wg[/youtube][/quote]

Find to prefer band but I disagree that language in h.s. is useless.  Agree that immersion is crucial but high school and college language might be what gets you to a good enough place to participate in that immersion experience, etc.[/quote]

I started a new language in college and it worked out fine for me.  I was able to study abroad in a country associated with that language.

The OP’s daughter can take a language in college if she so chooses and she can still take advantage of study abroad opportunities.

Harder to play in Band in college.

Playing music is complicated and uses all different parts of the brain.  Plus, it’s a fantastic experience in high school.

But, really, only OP’s daughter should be the one deciding what she prefers.  [/quote]

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