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Essay Topic: interesting class

Think of the most interesting class you have ever taken. Why did you enjoy this
class so much? Use specific reasons and details to explain your answer.
Interesting Class Sample Essays
Sample essay score level 6
The most interesting class I have taken is art. I enjoy this class purely
because of the freedom of choices one can make. The teacher, nor the work, are
pressuring. The atmosphere of the classroom is extremely friendly and relaxing.
Art class relieves the stress of the more rigorous courses I attend. There is an
incredible variety of medias to chose from and one can develop a sense of
independence. I enjoy this class particularly because I understand the subject of
art.
Art class gives a person the opportunity to explore within the realm of one's
imagination. There does not seem to be a barrier for the ideas one wishes to
create. The class is filled with pleasures because there is no stress nor worries. Art
also helps one go through logical stages of development. Firstly, one makes a
rough sketch of the final project and imagines different styles in which it could be
done. Secondly, the actual thought process and the creating of the project
develops. And lastly, the project is complete and ready for interpretation and
viewing.
I greatly believe that one is able to express through pictures and images
when the can not explain in words. The inner thoughts of a person come directly
through the canvas. The beauty of art is that it can be interpreted in many different
ways by the viewer. I adore this subject because of the freedom of expression and
the unlimited interpretation.
I have learned a great deal being an art student. I have matured and gained
independence while listening to criticism as well. The critcism only helps one
expand their thoughts and acknowlegde other's style of thinking. I enjoy this class
also because of the relaxed environment, a contrast to the rest of the academic
classes. The freedom of choice is wonderfully appealing in my point of view.
Sample essay score level 5
The most interesting class I have ever taken was microeconomics class, the
first course to be taken as a beginning of the economics study.
It is remembered so vividly because, above all, I was under tremendous pressure
when I was taking the course as most of my classmates were. None of us were
accepted to the economics major yet, and the grade we got on this course will play
a crucial part in admission process.
However, the fundamental reason that I enjoyed it so much was that after a
month or so, I was able to read and understand financial newspaper such as Wall
Street Journal. Sometimes, I was absorbed in what was happening in the real world
so much that I neglected to study textbooks carefully.
I also had a pleasure of having the best TA (teaching assistant) I had ever
had. University of California is a huge school and there are just too many students
in each class. As undergraduate students, we don't have chance to see the
professor in person very often. TA's are the ones who directly influence our

progresses in class. My TA in that class was no less clear in explaining the class
material than the professor, and he inspired us to have interests in economic
interpretations of real world.
Not everyone get to have the previlege of knowing exactly what to do with
their lives. The fun of understanding economics and business made me sure that I
would have my career in that field and get MBA degree.
Sample essay score level 4
The most interesting class I have ever taken was my Art Value class this year. I
believe so due to the following reasons.
First of all, art is the subject I love. If I could, I would spend my entire life just
drawing, and I defenitely won't be bored. Unfortunetely, I did not have a chance to
study art before, therefore taking this class was a great deal of interest and
challenge to me.
Being in this class I have found out so many new things about art, such as its
history, techniques, types of materials that are used, and so on. I have discovered
many secret talents in myself, which helped me to improve my self-esteme. Due to
the things I have learned in this class I participated in several art contest and was
really successful.
I think that my that art class won't be as intersting without my teacher. She
has invented different games to help us remember important events in the art
history and understand how the art techiques and various types of paint work. She
was, without a doubt, the most understanding, intesting, and challenging teacher I
have ever had.
Taking this class I have learned new things and have found out more about
myself. Having such a great teacher helped me to succeed in art contests and to
find my way in life. Now I know what I want to be.
Sample essay score level 3
I took many classes in the four years of college but one was the most interesting of
all of them: "The Sociology of transition".
The reasons which are the background of my choice are related to the
professor and, on the other hand, to the contents of the cours.
In the first time, the "The Sociology of transition" class had come to
reponse to my dillema about the unfunctionality of the social system in which I
lived.
In the second time, the professor had been a practioner and a specialist, a
man who had worked in the public administration and had made part from civil
society (non-governamental organisation). I had many thing to learn from him.
We do not forget the specific of the moment when I took this class: I had
been in the second year when I had known the bases of the sociology and I had had
an overview of the social system mechanism.
An ther extra-reasons is that my best friends took this class. I had enjoed
Sample essay score level 2
The most significant and recognize class I have ever taken ,is the class or the period
that I have spent at the university , it was energized with pleasure ,excitment
friends,and tired ,it influence on me in a great deal.

I have really feel how the life in university is beautifull ,I with my friends went
for a picnics,doing homeworhs toghers, laugh on the jokes which every one of us
must interested in.
Also I have lived the feeling of energization in the exam's times , seeing and
knowing the students and their welling,someone who are chatting,and the others
who are good ,so I feel this period has candidated me for the work life.
Sample essay score level 1
The most interesting class I have ever taken is history.
I took many history classes in my high school and I enjoyed all of them.I think,
the reason was my teachers. They made classes more and more enjoyable. They
teached me many things about Turkish and world history. They provided activities
like
More of essay topics
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support your answer.
Some people pay money for the things they want or need. Other people trade
products or goods for what they need. Compare the advantages of these two ways
of obtaining things. Which way do you prefer? Explain why.