<p>Sakky - I'm on vacation and taking an internet break before bed. Does that answer your question? ;)</p>
<p>Off-topic - but drop emails this week & next if you really need me. :)</p>
<p>My thoughts: harder courses might be a "tip" factor - all other things being equal, you might get in ahead of someone else because you worked hard. Harder majors might get a bit more of a tip. On the other end of the spectrum, easy courses & majors might work against you a bit. HOWEVER, the slight advantages & disadvantages really do not compare with the radical difference in work, effort, mental acumen, and grades which result from the slew of harder courses. Go the middle road - hard enough so the admissions officers don't laugh at your pathetically easy major (i.e. fashion merchandising), but not hard enough so that half the class winds up with Cs and Ds. I'm actually serious - unless your major is comical, you shouldn't worry about the bump down. You're also not going to get many points for taking hard courses (says the masochist engineer).</p>
<p>Law schools don't really mean that students should take the hardest possible courses - if they did, GPA wouldn't be such a huge factor. I've said this a lot - but it should be repeated: law school admissions is set up to evaluate poli sci majors. Oh, yeah, the other Aries statement: you will always do better in courses which fascinate you - which you want to study for when your friends are out drinking or you're tired or have a ton of other stress in your life. Doing something just to look impressive on a law school application will, at best, be a waste of time.</p>