<p>Thanks for the responses! I’d agree that a more challenging course load would be helpful, but at my high school I have rather limited options. In terms of AP’s, I ruled out the art and lit because they are beyond my capability and do not contribute to my future career path (biomed) and I had dropped APUSH partially do to bad grades and partially due to incompetent teaching. I had signed up to do AP Bio and AP CSIII, but the former was not implemented due to few sign ups and the latter conflicted with AP Calculus. In retrospect, AP Chem would have been a good choice (though I did try to get into it junior year but I had scheduling conflicts). There are no other AP courses offered.</p>
<p>Also, how broad is the definition of “college course” that schools ask? My school has a program where some classes are offered in partnership with a local community college. While the class is taught at high school by HS teachers, the curriculum is identical to the community college’s and completion of the course gives the student college credit. (I did an Anatomy and a Composition course, however the Anatomy course I did not receive credit because I special permission to enter as a sophomore, but the class is actually 11-12 only so I was ineligible for the college credit.)</p>