Never really thought about this.

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>Do you guys ( and gals) think that not taking any electives will look bad to adcoms? </p>

<p>My junior, and senior year schedule will only be core classes. Mainly b/c i like the challenge, and because my schools electives are dumb ( i.e ceramics). Do you think colleges (HYP) would rather see someone drop an AP class and take something like Band? </p>

<p>I'm definitely not going to drop an AP course, but would do you guys think about it?</p>

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<p>AP > electives</p>

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<p>I never took an elective in high school. I go to Harvard.</p>

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<p>Just take whatever you're truly interested in. I could have taken four more APs instead of band AND had a much higher GPA, but I could never drop Band.</p>

<p>If you're more interested in AP Psych (for example) than ceramics, then it would just be stupid to take Ceramics. Conversely, if you love art but think that your schedule looks "better" if you take 7 APs, not taking art would be wrong.</p>

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<p>oh, if band is considered an elective, then i took that. I thought you meant elective as in Home ec</p>

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<p>Pashaw.
Ceramics is great.</p>

<p>But if you don't like the elective, don't take it. Simple as that.
AP>electives, UNLESS the elective leads to an AP and you like said elective.</p>

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<p>obviously, AP > elective, as Johnson181 said.</p>

<p>but don't have free periods, even if you think it's lame, do SOMETHING with those precious 40 minutes.</p>

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oh, if band is considered an elective, then i took that. I thought you meant elective as in Home ec

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<p>Any none core class is an elective pretty much.</p>

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<p>i'm not considering taking an elective instead of an AP course. I just want to know if colleges like to see things like band on your transcript. I doubt not taking an elective will hurt, but i want to know what your thoughts are.</p>

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<p>I think if you take band all 4 years it might stick out saying "I'm not a quitter." or.."I was born with musical skillz suckers"</p>

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<p>Electives at my school are upper level core classes...</p>

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<p>I think they want you to take what interests you more, i.e., don't take AP Microecon if you despise economics. Personally, I'll probably be taking only core classes because electives are so fluffy here.</p>

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<p>I love APs and arts...which is why my schedule is so annoying...</p>