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With all due respect, the way someone chooses her classes is none of our business. And while I would agree that taking more challenging coursework and making school the number one priority should be the number one priority, whether or not your college is paid for by scholarships or family members has little to do with how a student selects her courseload. Just as there are self-supporting students taking a serious approach and daddy's girls playing their way through classes like Beginner's Tennis, I can think of plenty of self-supporting students who took a flip attitude toward school and plenty of daddy's girls working their tails off to make the Dean's List.


Note to all college students: you have to graduate sometime. And then you'll have to work. Make those college years count--get internships and hold meaningful leadership roles in extracurrculars-- but manage your time wisely and maturely. And if there is even the slightest idea that you may someday not be in the same career that you're intending to today (HINT: the average person changes careers 7 times over his lifetime), then supplement your coursework with challenging electives. You don't have to take Calc II, but opt for a class in Statistics over Country Line Dancing. Graduate programs will take you more seriously if you have diverse liberal arts courses showing off your analytical skills. The soft stuff comes through in your choice of 1-3 extracurriculars and volunteer work.