Aladdin Central Messageboard

APK

Have you ever taken a class that you didn't need for credits at all, and had nothing to do with your major? Have you ever done it during a time when it wasn't financially practical? My mom might kill me Laughing

AladdinsGenie · Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:47 pm Post subject:

That's the precise reason I had to stay an extra semester because I was missing 12 credits worth of classes I needed, but took 12 I didn't Laughing

. They let me slide on half of them, though, and I took two summer courses for the other half, but those were my favorite and best classes I took in college. I wouldn't trade it for anything.

APK · Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 5:33 pm Post subject:

What were the classes, if you don't mind sharing? I'm really scared because one of the classes I took is something I'm not naturally talented in. I can't afford to get a low grade in it at all, but there's no guarantee I'll get a decent grade. Maybe I'm overreaching. I just really hope I don't regret this. Shocked

AladdinsGenie · Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 6:05 pm Post subject:

I was an art major, so I took two additional art history classes (History of Photography and Islamic Art History - no special reason why I took that last one Laughing

), but I also loved history in general, so I took two extra history classes (American History 1960-to the present and Middle Eastern History - again, no special reason for that last one at all Laughing

). I was told I had all my credits at this point, though, so I thought I was ok and was just taking 'fill in' courses. Come to find out I didn't have all of the ones I needed, so I had to take two summer classes when my financial aid didn't cover it Mad

APK · Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 7:36 am Post subject:

I'm gonna take a computer programming course, but math is not my strong point at all Laughing

I'm going to need so many Aladdin quotes to get through this. How about "But I thought computer programming couldn't kill anybody??"
"You'd be surprised what you can live through!"

AladdinsGenie · Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 9:26 am Post subject:

What are you taking computer programming for? Just cause you want to learn?

I ran far away from math. Far, far away Laughing

APK · Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 11:41 am Post subject:

Yeah, I just always wanted to learn it. I am sooo not amazing at math Laughing

I used to run far, far away from it, too. But the only pre-req was College Algebra (which I struggled with. hard). I must be crazy. Shocked

But I really wanted to try it.

misstoril · Agrabah Citizen Joined: 04 Aug 2011 Posts: 58

I changed my major twice so I ended up taking a bunch I didn't need.
At least computer programing is useful. My history music class just had me listening to Albanian scream singing for three months of my life I will never get back.

lisa jane · Prince/Princess Joined: 10 Oct 2009 Posts: 201

I ran far away from math... failing it every year in high school... only to run into a job in finance.

I've taken a whole heap of classes over time that I didn't need to, I'm doing it right now. Did a whole bunch of advanced classes in high school that wound up counting for nothing, went over and above the credits I needed to have in college, and right now I'm doing a course very similar to the Arabic course I did last year... so similar, I'm bored.

But too chicken to sit the exams.

AladdinsGenie · Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 8:25 pm Post subject:

I think running away from math is an Aladdin fan thing or something Laughing

APK · Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 9:02 pm Post subject:

We're all the artsy type? Laughing

AladdinsGenie · Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 9:29 pm Post subject:

I know I am Laughing

lisa jane · Prince/Princess Joined: 10 Oct 2009 Posts: 201

I think Aladdin fans may be artistically inclined and champions at running away from maths...

Princess of Agrabah · Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 8:17 am Post subject:

I hate math and I love doodling in class Laughing

I'm not taking any art classes though because I can't be graded on that, I'd just fail epicly XD
_________________

APK · Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 11:11 pm Post subject:

update on my class! the book we're reading starts off very formally, and then surprises the hell out of me with this: