Is it bad if I drop/switch a course?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>Well, I don't really want to take my AP foreign language course next semester (I have block schedule and haven't started the class yet)</p>

<p>So how would MIT feel (or any college in US for that matter) if I dropped it for another class that interested me more such as (these are normal classes by the way, but we have no weighted grades) psychology or world history?</p>

<p>I would appreciate any feedback.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>another question, i’m thinking about dropping a writing course called writer’s craft where we write things like radio plays, etc. in order to self study AP microeconomics because it seems a lot more interesting and relevant to me. 1, how would this be viewed by the admissions staff and 2, since self-studied classes dont show up on a transcript, how should i communicate this to admissions?</p>

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<p>It all depends.<br>

  1. OP - It probably wouldn’t look bad at all. MIT wants you to do things (and take classes) that interest you. In a blog one MIT admissions officer said that he felt that many students were taking AP classes to have a high weightewd GPA, and he would actually prefer seeing kids take classes that interest them and do what they love.<br>
  2. Dreaming12 - Same deal, except yours wil probably look even better because it’s a higher level course, and it still interests you. Just put it in one of your essays or submit information on it as a supplemental material. </p>

<p>Good luck to both of you.</p>

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<p>For policy questions, you should really ask the admissions offices of the schools you’re applying to, rather than trusting the advice of random people on the internet.</p>