<p>I have a question about the impact of humanities classes in engineering. I made a wrong decision and took a humanities class I learned I had no interest in, and I got a C for the semester in that class. If I am getting As and Bs in my engineering, science and math classes, will employers overlook the humanities grades, specifically this semester's? Are grades in college similar to grades in high school?</p>
<p>Finally, so I make a better decision in the future, what are the easiest humanities (I really don't have enough interest to justify taking humanities classes, but they are required, so what I mean is which has least reading, least memorization, and most fun?). </p>
<p>For your last question, it's going to vary depending on the university you attend. For your first question, employers probably won't get to see your transcript...at least most won't.</p>
<p>1) They probably also got a C in intro psych, and will not care all that much. They might ask you for your transcript after you get hired, though, so don't presume that nobody's ever going to see it...</p>
<p>2) Ask locally. It really depends upon the professor.</p>
<p>If you are getting all A's and B's in your engineering courses, you might want to consider a more challenging university that will be better fit for your abilities. As for humanity courses, I've learned to stay away from arts, they can trick you sometimes. If you're good at programming, you might do well with languages.</p>
<p>Just because he gets A's and B's does not mean he's not challenged. I get A's and B's in my classes as well and to do so I must spend many hours outside of class on studying, homework, projects, etc. Most people who get good grades aren't naturally gifted, they get good grades because they work hard to get them.</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies everyone, they really help. Brigada, I did put in effort to get the As and Bs in math/science/engineering classes. I'm sure I will have to step it next semester and beyond when those classes become even more challenging. And also, I am going to probably take an introductory language course for my next arts elective.</p>
<p>I wasn't implying you didn't put effort into any of your classes for those grades, I'm sure you did. I'm also sure a potion of your drive to study was to achieve those grades. I only brought it up because of personal experience. I had 3 years of undergrad studies under my belt with a 3.96 GPA -thought I was going great. Then I transfered to a tougher engineering school and learned that I had cut myself short. I only studied enough to get the A and figured that was enough. Now that I am consistently getting high Cs, mostly Bs and the occasional A I never feel like I'm done learning. There is always something that I could be investigating. I truly didn't intend my comment to be insulting, I just realized too late I wasn't reaching my true potential.</p>
<p>I agree Brigada. I did not take your comment as an insult. I know what you mean. That's why I also said I will definitely have to step up my effort next semester and beyond because the material is going to get much harder and more interesting at the same time. I'm sure to be proud of my hard earned Cs in engineering in the future! BTW I don't know if it is a challenging engineering school, but I'm in University of Virginia engineering, which seems like it will become very challenging in the future.</p>