<p>during my interview with an admissions counselor, he asked me if there were any subjects i didnt like, and i said english. was that a bad idea now that i think about it? i mean i think the University of Chicago cares a lot about writing and English with the essay questions and Core classes.</p>
<p>No, they ask the question because they want to know about you. They would never hold that against you.</p>
<p>Plus, a lot of people here hated their high school English classes, myself included. Core humanities classes here are much different from the typical high school English class.</p>
<p>Plus - you were honest. Minus - you were honest. I think that whether it was a positive or a negative depends a lot on the context, and how you justified your statement. If you said “I hate English with a passion, because of all those books they want us to read and pontificate about”, then it was probably a negative. If you said “I disliked English because our teacher was disorganized, gave us a lot of supplementary material that he never looked at, never returned graded tests on time, and often made mistakes with recorded grades so I had to be on my toes all the time”, then it was a positive (BTW, the latter describes an English teach of my D quite accurately).</p>
<p>Longer-term, you need to learn how to better answer questions like that. Many potential employers will ask that question in one form or another (“tell us about a weakness”). You want to give a meaningful answer without telling them about a real weakness. Aaah, the joys of adulthood :-)</p>
<p>Agreed with Groovy Geek… perhaps the WORST thing would have been to say “Noooooooooo” or otherwise indicate that you were hiding something. Then, everything you say comes under question.</p>
<p>If you don’t like English, though, you might not be a big fan of this school for the reasons you already stated. Unless you dislike the subject because of a string of bad teachers (entirely possible), or are ready to reconsider the subject (I didn’t like Spanish that much until I took it here!), you can think about that in terms of choosing a college for you.</p>
<p>Semi-related anecdote:</p>
<p>When asked the same question, I answered that Physics was my least favorite class. I explained that I just didn’t see any purpose in calculating the tension in two strings holding a 500g weight. I did add that I realized that, in Physics, new knowledge builds upon existing knowledge, and that basic calculations eventually lead to relevant and interesting ideas… but my evaluation of mechanical Physics was not very positive.</p>
<p>Ten minutes later…
Interviewer: Well, I majored in Physics, so of course I took advantage of the university’s amazing research program…
Me: (cringe cringe cringe)</p>
<p>Luckily, he had a good sense of humor. =)</p>
<p>haha my interviewer asked that too. i answered bio/chem</p>
<p>Its always best to tell the truth</p>
<p>I admitted to editing Nazi articles on uncyclopedia, haha. I’m so screwed.</p>