Take a Dance class?

[ishiningstar]

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I am a new member, but I've been lurking around here for a while now. I am a junior at a top 10 university, I have almost completed my pre-med and major requirements , will have a few left for senior year, while finalizing my classes for this spring semester, I am trying to decide on a fourth class and I am leaning towards taking a class in dance as I am a dancer and love to dance! I wanted to take it next year but due to the logistics of my other classes , I am not able to take the other required classes this semester. Assuming that I apply at the end of this year, would it look ok on my transcript if I took a dance class before completing the 2-3 other pre-med/major requirements . I will definitely be able to do them in my senior year and again I have finished all the major pre-med courses like physics/chem/bio.

Dance is one of my major ECs, if that makes a difference.

 

[ridethecliche]

I took a dance class in college and still got accepted. Turns out it's not a deal breaker.

 

[WedgeDawg]

Why on earth would you think that taking a dance class would be looked down upon?

 

[Ismet]

Take it. No one cares when you take your classes as long as the requirements are done before you matriculate.

 

[TraumaLlamaMD]

One of my favorite interview questions this season applying to residency was, "tell me about a non-medical course you took in college that you enjoyed." I'm glad I had something to talk about! You'll never have as much freedom to learn things that interest you outside the medical field again, so take advantage.

 

[NonTradJp]

If you like dancing definitely take it. If you can handle two of them without affecting anything except increasing your mood, take both.

 

[ishiningstar]

Thanks for your responses!

Any more opinions ?

 

[cactus8910]

Thanks for your responses!

Any more opinions ?

Take the dance class. You seem to be getting a pretty unanimous response here. I doubt you'll get many/any people telling you not to take it.

 

[areserine]

It definitely won't look bad. And, this may not be a consideration for you, but one of my current regrets as a grad was not taking a dance class in college. They are much harder to find/ pay for after graduating... However, how many credits is it? It is pass/fail or graded? Are there lots of responsibilities outside of class? At my undergrad gym/dance classes were one credit and were just the time needed to be in class. Could you take an extra academic class on top of it?

 

[LizzyM]

One of my favorite interview questions this season applying to residency was, "tell me about a non-medical course you took in college that you enjoyed." I'm glad I had something to talk about! You'll never have as much freedom to learn things that interest you outside the medical field again, so take advantage.

Oh, I might steal that question.

 

[Catalystik]

Thanks for your responses!

Any more opinions ?

Take the dance class.

 

[NeuroMaster316]

In case it's not clear yet,take the class........

 

[ishiningstar]

Got it! Thanks everyone!

areserine, this is a regular class that gives letter grades.

 

[IHaveABigHeadNLittleArms]

When applying I had "Advanced Snowboarding" and "Weapons Martial Arts" on my transcript 🙂