<p>No, I mean I attended three universities after I received my BA, taking classes as a non-degree-seeking student, before I had the necessary coursework background and GPA to get into the grad program I'm currently in. That might have only been two schools if I hadn't moved to a new city, but still, it was a lot of extra time and effort (and money) to fix the mistakes I made.</p>
<p>If you are just a freshman, start taking the courses you like in physics and CS and you will have to do math too. my daughter started out thinking to be a physics major, but through coursework, her math classes and some extra activities in clubs and a research class, she got quite involved in CS and decided on a CS/Math major. and is very happy about that choice. So it took almost 2 years and some exploration and then she felt everything fell into place. So leave your options open for now, and see if you gravitate in one direction after you have more school under your belt. I would not sweat the Thai minor, just take what you like, don't try to get a minor. And take it pass/fail if you can. my daughter's school offers that option for any class, so she took Mandarin on that basis.</p>
<p>I think you have to leave room in your schedule to be able to participate in research opportunities that come up, that will be better for your grad school aps and you should be doing some by junior year at least. And seriously, leave room for other related things that happen in departments, seeing speakers, attending Colloquium. And other unrelated things too.</p>
<p>Hi-
I go to a public school .As we just got our report cards, I have a question. I’m only a freshman, but am very curious on which colleges look at more -> gpa or classes taken over the four years. I am taking 2 math classes (honors geometry and honors algebra II) and a sophmore history class (had no choice) but my gpa is lower than the rest of the kids that I have classes with. Right now, it’s about a 4.2, while others are getting 4.4-4.6 range. I am ranked about 18th, and am concerned about that and my gpa. I was wondering, do colleges look at you’re class rank and gpa more or the classes taken? In senior year, I will be taking AP Calculus BC while my classmates are taking AP Calc AB, so I will be a year ahead of them. But because I am taking algebra 2, it’s bring my gpa down. So I guess I really want to know is when colleges look at your apps, what do they take into consideration more, that I took 2 honors math classes as a freshman and will be one of the only ones in the school taking AP Calc BC or that my gpa is lower than a lot of the others who are graduating with me???
Thanks,
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<p>laxgirl10 - you are posting in the Grad School Area</p>
<p>put yor post in the Colleges section meant for undergrads. Use College Admission OR College Search and Selection.</p>
<p>For grad school admissions in cs and/or physics, good grades and test scores are important, but research experience matters most.</p>