<p>Hello,</p>
<p>I am currently a community college student who is planning on applying to a 4 year university next year. I noticed that a lot of schools have faqs that state that they like students who take a diversity of classes that reflect a liberal arts curriculum.</p>
<p>Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it), I finish my associated degree this fall, after only attending the CC for this summer semester due to the multitude of AP humanities credits that I have from high school (4 or 5 on all humanities APs). This means that most of my classes required to get my degree (Computer Science) consists of either science, math, or computer science courses. Will the fact that I don't have any humanities in my curriculum hurt my chances of getting accepted, or will my high school curriculum make up for the lack of a liberal arts-like curriculum?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Even if humanities classes aren’t required, you should make an effort to take a couple - try some where you don’t have Ap’s, such as Philosophy for example, or try a foreign language, either the one you studied in HS pushed to the highest level, or a new one. Add an upper-level, post-AP English or Economics or Art History or Political Science class. Since you can complete your CS courses in one semester (I assume that’s 4-5 courses), spread that out over the year, take one more advanced math class and the rest in Humanities/Social Science/Art. Great grades in your major will be good for you, but depending on your State and the universities you’re aiming for, showing you have a decent general education background beyong AP could make the difference - especially at highly ranked 4-year colleges.
Note that some 4-year colleges won’t let you apply if you don’t have a minimum number of college credits, so check each college’s policy with regards to number of credits and whether that includes or excludes AP credit.</p>