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Originally Posted by ~*Sara*~
It's true that you should take related subjects, but doesn't taking interesting subjects make you seem more well-rounded for grad schools. As in, you have other interests BESIDES that one subject?
Personally if I was a member of the admissions committee, I would see it as a positive aspect.
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It depends on what grad school you're going for. When you look for supervisors in your last year, if you've taken a bunch of courses like gemstones, explorers and adventurers ... then it's kind of irrelevant if you want to do your M.Sc. on the physiology of ion channels during hypoxic conditions (just as an example
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When I was looking for a supervisor this year, my thesis prof said that he didn't care about the marks from some of my courses (mostly the psychs) as they weren't relevant to the research. He's also avoided choosing certain candidates with a high GPA, but nothing but "fluff" courses.
I think the key is balance. Sure, you should take courses from topics that interest you but avoid consistently taking "bird" courses just for the sake of boosting your GPA. The profs know which courses have that reputation, especially if they've done their undergrad at McMaster.
