Course selection

Some factors that one should keep in mind when selecting courses are:

• Human capital — What employable skills will you build by taking a given course?
• Consumption — How much will you enjoy the course?
• Signaling — What impact will taking the course have on your college or graduate school admission prospects, or on your employment prospects?
• Networking with teachers — How will you benefit from your relationship with the teacher of the course?
• Networking with students — How will you benefit from your relationships with the students who you meet in the course?