core academic course or easy art elective?

fogcity
Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:45:10 +0000

If you’re planning to apply to selective colleges next year I encourage you to think about your schedule from the perspective of whether the courses are part of the core curriculum and whether the course is being taught at a high level of rigor. To choose courses based on the likely grade (good or bade) is not in the spirit of what selective colleges are looking for in a candidate.

All that said, at least in one high school with which I’m familiar there are no easy visual art courses. Getting an A requires considerable effort. You may be surprised that the art teachers at your high school may in fact teach with a similar level of rigor, and grade critically.