<p>It isn’t possible for everyone to start at the top-notch classes. Students have to take some 1010 level classes. For example, I took Spanish in high school, was never very interested in it, did not take the AP exam, and now wish to take a completely new foreign language because I’m interested in trying new things. But that requires me to take a Foreign Language 1010 class. Will that affect my college transcript in accordance to a graduate school? In other words, will that look “bad” on anything?</p>
<p>…Okay this intense paranoia needs to stop. You JUST said, EVERYONE NEEDS TO TAKE 1010 CLASSES. So how would it negatively affect you. Grad school admissions look at your grades overall, and your grades in major classes. 1010 classes you need to satisfy general ed requirements do JUST THAT. So take a breather and take whatever 1010 classes you like and try new things like you just said you want to do and ENJOY COLLEGE because maybe you won’t even want to go to grad school. And if this wasn’t clear, they’re not going to care that you took a 1010 class…</p>
<p>One of my friends, now a well-known Proust scholar at a major US university, started learning French for the first time as a freshman at Cornell. She got her Phd at Johns Hopkins and both studied and taught at the Sorbonne. So chill.</p>
<p>azarap-
You’re asking this question because I assume you have been accepted to UVa, correct?
Respectfully…
For the love of Pete! Enjoy the fact that you have been accepted to one of the finest universities in the nation!! Go and celebrate yourself, learning, and exploring. You just spent your entire high school career doing nothing but applying for college. You are HERE now!! Enjoy it. Don’t spend every moment, and calculate every decision based on your next move. If you do, you will have missed the entire point of Mr. Jefferson’s University.
Congratulations and Good luck!! Job well done :)</p>