Skipping Final Semester & Filler Classes

Salmos
Wed, 24 Aug 2011 02:19:38 +0000

Two questions, a bit related.


Will completely skipping Spring 2012 put me at a disadvantage (speaking strictly of admission)?


I’ll have over 60 semester units by the end of Fall, IGETC complete, Pre-requisites in the bag. But 2.5 years of community college have taken their toll on me and I don’t plan on going back after this semester unless it will affect my admission.


Have any of you heard of people being rejected or perhaps being at a disadvantage in the admissions process for taking random classes?


I’ll have my pre-reqs done for philosophy this fall (only need 1 more) and currently have an overall 3.73 (applying to UCLA/Cal/UCSD). My plan was to take a couple more non-prerequisite philosophy classes to show interest in my major, but given that taking more phil. classes this semester would have ruined my schedule, I fit in whatever was available for me: Social Problems, Literary Approaches to Film, and Black Psychology.

Any input is appreciated, even if it’s just ‘something you heard’. Thanks.