Taking a class because you love it vs. for the grade?

glassesarechic
Sun, 10 Apr 2011 17:04:32 +0000

Sometimes I think people use the “less difficult class I’m passionate about” line as an excuse to avoid a more rigorous courseload. You, however, are genuinely interested in this subject and are looking for some intellectual exploration. That can’t possibly be a bad thing!

I personally took an UW online Latin I course that dropped my W GPA and my rank. My GC was able to explain it to adcoms in her rec, and it hasn’t, from what I can tell, adversely affected me in anyway. (In fact, I’m almost certain my GC used it to elaborate on my “intellectual curiosity” in her rec.) Go for it!