<p>If a freshman were to take, say, exclusively senior/junior level courses and even a grad-level course, how is that reflected upon in the transfer admissions process?</p>
<p>It’s definitely important. Anyone can take 12 credits of basic intro level classes and cruise through. The important thing is to take a nice mixture of harder classes while not sacrificing your GPA. While all basic classes with a 4.0 doesn’t look that good, neither does all harder classes with subpar grades. I’d say take a few intro classes with 1-2 upper level classes a semester. Just don’t jump right in but slowly integrate the harder classes.</p>
<p>You should take the hardest classes possible without compromising your GPA. It is very important, and in some situations just as important as the GPA itself. You shouldn’t expect to take high-leveled courses as a freshman though, depending on your college. There may not be seats as they are commonly reserved to upperclassmen, or those that qualify (via credits). Obviously this depends on the college; but you should always try to take hard classes because that will definitely help you. You have to demonstrate academic success, and course rigor is a factor</p>
<p>take science classes! they look so good, because their difficulty is quite universal :)</p>