<p>Hey everyone.
I was accepted to yearbook (you have to compete for spots at my school) last year and was really excited because, aside from the inherent fun of creating your yearbook, I thought it would look nice on a college application. Unfortunately, at my school, yearbook is an actual class period-- meaning that it fills a space that could otherwise be used for a challenging academic class.
I am very weak on ECs at this point and thought Yearbook would be a great way to fix that; our yearbook staff constantly stays late and wins lots of awards for their great work. But I was browing the forums a few days ago and came across this:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?p=4594776&posted=1#post4594776%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?p=4594776&posted=1#post4594776</a>
Will colleges really look down on yearbook? Do they see it as a "blow-off" class and will they think that I was just trying to get out of taking something more challenging? I really need to know-- I will drop yearbook if this is the case-- It was a very tough for me to decide between yearbook and AP psych, and the deciding factor was the boost I thought it would give me when college admissions rolled around.
What do you guys think?
Thanks very much.</p>
<p>I don't think they look down on it, but then again my school's yearbook is one of the top in the nation (and first in state).
I really don't think that colleges look down on any course so long as your schedule as a whole is rigorous.</p>
<p>I think Yearbook is still good as long as your classes overall are rigorous.</p>
<p>Especially if your school's yearbook program is as good as it sounds since you have to compete to get in.</p>
<p>I think you should choose AP Psych. No matter how great your school's yearbook is, I think it would look better to take another AP. But it's difficult to tell whether you need another AP without the context of the rest of your schedule.</p>
<p>Personally, I decided to take yearbook my junior year because I've always wanted to. I never even thought about college apps. Then I took it, and it was the biggest waste of time. But maybe that's because our yearbooks basically suck.</p>
<p>Do what you WANT to do, IMO. AP Psych is interesting, but if you feel yourself leaning towards yearbook, just take yearbook. Who cares about the college apps?</p>