<p>I'm at a pretty decent state university right now but am wanting to transfer to a top 10 school for economics.</p>
<p>Would admission officers look down on taking theater classes because the general impression is that they are "easy" A's and that im just looking to pad my gpa?</p>
<p>I took one as a general ed requirement for my fine arts credit, but am kind of looking to take another one next fall because i had fun in the class. Would that hurt me, if im looking to transfer?</p>
<p>My schedule permits me to fit in either this intermediate acting class OR an upper division philosophy bioethics class, which fulfills another gen ed requirement (even though I don't really plan on sticking around to get a degree here).</p>
<p>Also what is considered to be "easy" classes that look bad for admission officers?</p>
<p>Last semester I took a honors 1000-level arts class because it’s a requirement for first-semester honors students in my college, and this semester I’m taking a 1000-level theatre class because it fulfills the fine arts core requirement for all students. Even with these 1000-level fine/performing arts courses, I’ve already gotten into Rice and Vanderbilt, been waitlisted at UVa, and hoping/expecting(?) to get into a couple of more schools (as a sophomore transfer). One important caveat however is that the 1000-level arts classes in my schedule both semesters were balanced out by much tougher courses; for example, along with theatre, this semester I’m taking another 1000-level class, a 2000-level class, and two 3000-level classes (one of which is an honors course).</p>
<p>In response to your question, I don’t really know what makes a class necessarily seem “easy” to adcoms (apart of course from the course level). Also, I don’t know if your transfer application as a whole would be hurt significantly if you take another fine arts course; all I can say is that if you feel like the course might seem like a joke to adcoms, take some hard classes (preferably in subjects you intend to pursue/related to your major) to balance out your schedule.</p>
<p>Stop worrying about what classes look “easy”, and take the courses that are meaningful for you. It is OK to take a second (or even third or fourth or fifth or whatever) course in something that is not in your major just because you are having fun in those classes. Chances are you will learn more and earn better grades than in something else. You also may develop an unexpected set of skills that will see you well later in life.</p>