how significant is the difficulty of college courses?

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<p>Should I prioritize getting a high gpa or taking difficult classes? I'm an engineering major at a very well-ranked school and I will have to choose between taking the standard class to fulfill an in-major requirement (which most people take) and taking an advanced version of the class, which not many people take/qualify for. It's basically the difference between a 100-level and a 200-level course. I'll have to take the same number of classes in the end anyway, so taking the 200-level won't let me take any more classes, only more difficult ones.</p>

<p>Is it worth it to take the harder course and possibly get a worse grade? Would employers look so closely at my transcript as to notice if I did?</p>

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<p>You shall ask yourself whether you are going to school to learn, to gain knowledge, to get educated, or just to get a highe GPA.</p>

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<p>atleast at my university the honors classes had a much nicer curve than the regular classes, so if you would get an A in the regular class you probably would get it in the honors version as well</p>

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<p>Take the classes you are interested in. If you care about the material, you are more likely to do well in a class. Choose the easier version for classes that are required, but are boring. If you don’t want to take a class, you’ll probably spend less time on the work and get a worse grade.</p>