<p>There are so many requirements for USC. I plan on going pre-dentistry, and I’d be forced to take classes on history 
USC also has two writing classes writing 140 and writing 3something that is graded notoriously hard. To top it all of there is a foreign language requirement. I feel that my GPA would be too low to get into grad school because I would be placed in classes that I hate. What are your opinions?</p>
<p>If you go to a top, hard to get into school, be expected to be treated like a top student. Most schools have foreign language requirements and gen ed classes. The writing classes ensure that students come out being good writers - not the type of “Good” that high schoolers come out as, but EXTREMELY good, ready for the workplace and academia. </p>
<p>If you’re worried about GPA, go to an easier schoo.</p>
<p>If you don’t think you can handle it, don’t set yourself up for failure. But most schools have general education requirements. If you want easy A’s, go to a community college then transfer. Even then, you’re going to have to actually work to earn a good grade. Nothing worth anything is just going to be given to you. That’s just life.</p>
<p>You listed these schools on another thread as ones in which you are interested:
All of them have general education requirements that you will find are similar to USC’s, though each school will vary a bit in the structure of their GE requirements. If you wish to avoid general education, you should investigate for-profit trade schools and the “two-year-tech” programs at the community colleges.</p>
<p>One has a choice of what courses to take in each of the GE categories…maybe some will interest you more than others.
Grad schools btw do consider two GPAs…the total one and the one of your major’s subjects, the latter being the most important one for most grad school programs.</p>
<p>You bashed on WRIT 140 and 340 — but did you know that 140 is connected to your social issue GE and that 340 is major-based? So, you can pick a social issue (Category 6) class you’re interested in and then write about subjects related to that issue in your class. 340 has sections for students in science and medicine programs – so you’ll be with your peers and won’t be forced to write about “things [you] hate”!</p>
<p>Plus, you want to be a dentist? Don’t you think it’s important for a dentist to communicate with their patients? What if you had a patient who didn’t speak English? If you learn a language, for example, like Chinese or Spanish you WILL look more interesting to Dental schools because you will be able to see more patients during your training. Even consider that?</p>