<p>Okay. I have student government as an elective. So that course is not an a-g requirement, it's not academic. But all my other courses are AP & college preps. Does having an elective lessen my chance of getting into competitive colleges because my schedule is not "rigorous"?</p>
<p>“This is a perfectly fine student who chose a class they are either interested in or are in because there is nothing else to put there - shows ambition. Let’s accept them.”</p>
<p>What if I’ve only been in that elective for 2 years? because I’m a junior & I’m planning to be in student government my senior year as well</p>
<p>…They think that you’re a normal non robotic person with interests…I’m in student gov too.</p>
<p>What if your elective is something like art/ceramics/photography/band/orchestra/acting/you get the idea…? My school requires one year of visual/performing arts, so I’m in band this year (sophomore). Will colleges take this into consideration, or will they think I’m taking band for an easy A?</p>
<p>Seeing how your school make it a requirement for 1 year, College would consider that. But Threate, Orch, Band, and choir are not truly easy A (unless your teachers are pushovers). If you take another year of Band then it show you have interests outside of the academic area. If there is a class you want to take, just take it. You don’t have to fill up your schedule with 15 AP classes like some CCers here.</p>
<p>“Haha wow what a loser they’re only taking 6 APs and then ART! lmao who does he think he is, van gogh?”</p>
<p>^^hahahahahahahah</p>