<p>Hey everyone, quick question.
I went on a tour of Michigan, and i liked it alot.During the info session they said the school of LSA requires four years of english. Heres my dilemma:
I have four years, but 2 of those years are easy easy electives (English 9 and Creative Writing). My counsler said it counts so i signed up for ap psych instead of more english for my senior year.
I'm questioning now whether or not if michigan would like to see another year of english or the AP class. Any thoughts?</p>
<p>Heres the 2 schedules i'm debating on
AP Stats ap stats
AP Bio ap Bio
AP Psych college english&steps in composition(Maybe one trimester of AP Lit.)
Physics honors physics
spanish 4 spanish 4
outdoor ed& art outdoor ed&art</p>
<p>What you may want to consider is taking English in place of one of the lab science classes.</p>
<p>That said, either schedule is fine. The notion that you’ve two “easy easy” English courses in prior years is all relative. They don’t sound like easy courses to me, and they are unlikely to sound as such to someone reviewing your transcript.</p>
<p>If you still have doubts ask U of M admissions for their recommendation.</p>
<p>I would have to agree with Itasca on this one. I recommend taking an English course if at all possible. </p>
<p>Also, I do not think your prior English classes sound like extra easy courses either. We have the same courses at my school, and we offer no honors English freshman year so everyone takes English 9 (and for the rest of the years honors English is the most selective and only admits about 14 of 270 per year…so most will continue to take and do well in a regular English class.) and creative writing requires quite a bit of work and…well creativity, so only the kids who enjoy a challenge tend to take it. That just goes to show that every school is a bit different with what is generally considered easy or difficult, and therefore admissions officers will probably not look at those and think “blow off classes”. At least, if they did, that would suck for the hard working students at my school who took those…lol. So I would not worry too much about your past courses, but if you are, it is all the more reason to continue to take a challenging English course next year.</p>
<p>I took honors creative writing, and American literature my junior and senior years in high school and was still accepted. I am a current student and UM basically focuses on the fact that you took four years of English, however they do stress the rigor of your curriculum. So taking the hardest classes and doing well gives you a better chance at admission than taking easy classes and getting perfect grades. Your SAT should be above a 2000 to be a competitive applicant and an ACT above a 28 or 29 is very important as well. Generally Michigan has a holistic admissions process so they look at your entire application and decide whether you are a fit for the university. </p>
<p>I would just recommend taking the hardest courses available at your school that you can fit into your schedule.</p>
That just goes to show that every school is a bit different with what is generally considered easy or difficult, and therefore admissions officers will probably not look at those and think “blow off classes”. At least, if they did, that would suck for the hard working students at my school who took those…lol. So I would not worry too much about your past courses, but if you are, it is all the more reason to continue to take a challenging English course next year.</p>