<p>I am a junior in highschool and have just been accepted to attend the art magnet school downtown for a 1/2 day course in advanced film and video. The school has sent many of its students to the top art schools in the country. It is a great opportunity as, in addition to all of your individual film projects, the art students from all disciplines in the advanced classes get together and collaborate and put on an original performance at the end of the year using all different media (dance, theater, visual art, music,and video). However, since the program occupies half of my school day, I will only be able to take 4 academic classes (ap english, ap bio, ap economics, and math (probably linear algebra and prob and stat). </p>
<p>I have already taken ap chem, organic chem, ap physics, up through differential equations, various ap social studies, up through latin V, and have gone through the honors English program.</p>
<p>Just out of curiosity, how will this look on an application to a science/engineering school? </p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>Go for it.</p>
<p>You are already more advanced in math/science than most of MIT’s applicants (or acceptees.) Having taken organic chem and linear algebra (the whole class, not just the tidbits people pick up in other classes) is rare.</p>
<p>Also, MIT’s media lab is world-famous, so it would make sense for you to want to go there even though it is thought of as a tech school. </p>
<p>I don’t know what Caltech would think though.</p>
<p>^^ Agree. My daughter’s an artist and a physics major at MIT. I think MIT would welcome an applicant with this experience. My daughter and I met up in NY during spring break and visited the Museum of Modern Art, which now has an exhibit on the 6th floor that highlights the mix of art and technology. Some of the most interesting pieces were developed at MIT.</p>
<p>It will look terrific for any of the tech schools (any college, for that matter). It shows your talent as well as passion. At Caltech, research projects are presented using various means, so I can imagine skills you develop in the magnet school would be a real asset.</p>
<p>Caltech, like MIT, would encourage any talent. My Caltech S had been a winner in HS for a writing award, and writing was his major EC thru college. When applying for jobs, he was surprised how often this award was mentioned.</p>