<p>How does it look to colleges if a student audits an AP course (taught by a teacher from whom this student previously got low grades relative to those in all other courses), rather than take it for credit and a grade that would almost certainly lower his GPA and rank? Unfortunately the HS does not weight AP grades. He likes the course and teacher. My thought is that he could still sit for the AP exam and possibly still report a decent score. The student would still have more than the minimum credit load required in the HS, does not need the course to graduate, and has already taken 3 courses (two honors and 1 AP level) in the overall subject area.</p>