<p>This year, althought 6 out of 7 are pretty hard classes, I got a pottery class (semester) and a film class (semester). I pretty much had no choice besides these because my schedule would have been majorly screwy otherwise, and I didn’t want to take classes out of my interest zone (accounting, etc.)</p>
<p>What does this look like to an adcom?</p>
<p>I don’t think an adcom is going to look down on your transcript just because you took 1 out of 7 non-academic classes. As long as you’re taking those 6 hard classes, I’m sure you’ll be just fine. Perhaps, the adcom might think you’re “well-arounded” or “unique” by taking just a little bit of electives.</p>
<p>Yes, it might make it seem that you have diverse interests, rather than you focusing your entire time on accounting.</p>
<p>Oh. Well, I meant accounting was out of my interest zone. I’m more into history and english.</p>
<p>oh, good lord! NO ONE is going to care that you took an elective!! it’s not like a school is going to turn you down for having 1/7 classes not be an “academic” class…</p>
<p>in fact, NOT taking arts classes is more detrimental (IMHO) to the admissions process than taking one. now, if your schedule was like 3 arts classes and 4 academic classes, and you weren’t planning on applying for an art major, then there may be a problem. but arts classes are important!</p>
<p>ReninDetroit, if someone was taking 5 of 6 possible classes AP, and for the 6th class could choose either another AP class or a non-AP art class, which one do you think would be better for admissions? I will be in this situation this year, and both would be equally fun/interesting/educational for me. I’m interested to hear your opinion. (btw, I’m going to be a science major, I think)</p>
<p>5 AP classes is fine. I mean, you would be challenging yourself more with the 6th but you won’t be rejected from college because you took 5 instead of 6.</p>
<p>I don’t even think that it’s necessary to take 5 AP classes…that is insane.</p>
<p>I hope no one assumes that I am obsessed with going to the Ivy Leagues or any top college for that matter because I don’t even know where I want to go. Therefore, I’m not doing things to impress any specific admissions committee. All I wanted was to not push myself out of chances for any good college. I, for one, thought taking a pottery class would seem lazy and self-indulgent for a potential history major.</p>
<p>I’m taking IB Art because art, especially photography, is one of my main EC’s; it’s a genuine interest, and not something I’m taking because I think it’s an easy class (it’s not). As long as you can articulate why you chose those specific classes, I think you’ll probably be fine.</p>