Imagine your high school radically changed and began offering 500 different classes you could take, ranging from AP physics, to Italian cooking, to modern dance. And no matter what you took, you’re guaranteed there’d be no negative repercussions to your college admissions chances.
What would you choose to learn about? Even the highest-achieving students sometimes have a hard time coming up with an answer.
College is going to be like an academic supermarket. You can learn about whatever interests you. You can pick something to focus on and declare as a major. And once you pick a major, most schools will let you take the occasional class completely outside of your specialty just to keep things especially interesting.
Admissions officers look for evidence that you’re excited to go shopping in the academic market. So consider what you’d like to learn more about, even if you don’t yet know what you want to major in. Follow your curiosity as often as you can, whether that’s by taking a class in college-level math, learning to cook Thai food at a local cooking school, or teaching yourself how to play the guitar.
Your transcript tells colleges whether you're capable of consuming what’s on the academic shelves. Show them that you're excited to shop, too.