<p>well sort of
im a freshman registering for second semester</p>
<p>there’s an intro to history course (a general academic requirement) that sort of looked interesting to me but i was on the fence about taking it because i am not a fan of history. i was talking to one of my friends and he was considering taking it to so we decided to take it together. </p>
<p>now he might be taking a literature course instead and im unsure again about if i want to take the history. i know i should just take it since it looks interesting and not worry about what my friends are doing, but, yeah…</p>
<p>I took a class last semester because a friend did. It was something she was more interested in than I was. I didn’t regret it (it was Egyptian history). However, I wouldn’t do it again unless I was really interested in the subject. Just because I only have so many electives to take based on my interests, and I want to make sure I take classes that are interesting to me while I have the chance (that aren’t in my major).</p>
<p>Look at the Gen Ed requirements for your degree and take what interests YOU the most.</p>
<p>American History can be pretty fascinating. It’s usually split up between colonization to the Civil War and post Civil War to current time. You can learn a lot about the country by studying either time period. If you like “current” history, try to find the Post Civil War to present class.</p>
<p>I’ve had relatively few opportunities to take a course with a friend (read: zero). </p>
<p>Personally, I would love to do it. I think having an opportunity to discuss your classwork with someone that is close to you is pretty invaluable. I’m an English major so I would just love to go off discussing a book that we read in class with a friend of mine over coffee or something. </p>
<p>I agree that since you have relatively few electives you should take a class that you are personally interested in and invested in. But if that interest happens to coincide with a friend’s interest, or if you’re not particularly excited at all about any offerings in a certain core category, then I see no reason why it wouldn’t be pretty awesome to take the class with a friend.</p>
<p>I’m kinda confused about the point of this post though :p.</p>
<p>So, basically, you’re only kind of interested in the material, and you don’t know if that alone is a good enough reason to take the class? There must be lots of other classes out there that fulfill the same gen ed requirement. If you can find another one that is more appealing to you, then you should take that one. If you really want to get the requirement out of the way, then you might as well just take this class. Who knows? It might end up turning you into a prospective history major. </p>
<p>Alternatively, you can wait till the beginning of next semester to decide. Shop classes during the first week. Attend this one and see if the professor is worth it. </p>
<p>I’ve never actively planned to take the same class as a friend. If a friend and I do end up in the same class, it’s because we individually decided we were interested in the material. I think if you were to take a class with a friend, you should have some genuine interest in it as well (unless it’s a specific class that everyone has to take).</p>
<p>If you like the material, then what’s the problem? History is awesome and if you get a good prof, it’s even better. </p>
<p>That said, I would not want to take a class with a friend I had never taken a class with previously (meaning if I met them in a class, fine because I know what they’re like as far as competitiveness and whatnot, but for other friends no). I wouldn’t want to risk a friendship over stupid competitiveness that can occur when you both take the same tests, do the same assignments, and write the same papers. If your friend is the type to compare grades, it can be pretty nasty if they don’t like how they stack up against you. </p>
<p>You should take a class for your own interests, not because someone else is too.</p>