How would this decision look for college admissions?

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<p>I'm in my senior year of high school. I'm taking 3 AP classes, 2 honors classes, and 1 college course.</p>

<p>I think I have a very good shot at being accepted to the college I'm most interested in.</p>

<p>I'm taking WAY more classes than I can handle currently, and I don't think I can get higher than 85ish in any of them (which isn't TOO bad for AP classes). However, I have decided I'm going to drop one of them, as the course load is too much, especially for my senior year (which is supposed to be the most fun year).</p>

<p>Would it look better to keep the 3 AP classes, but then drop them after the first term ends, or to drop the class now so colleges will never even know that i took it (and dropped it) at all?</p>

<p>In other words: what looks better to colleges: taking a very hard class, getting an 80 in it, and then dropping it after the first term, or not even taking the class at all?</p>

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<p>This is my guess: A B in an AP class is better than an A in a regular class. However, an A in an honors class is better than a C in an AP class. Most high schools will let a student drop down from an AP class to an honors class. If you need to do it so you can handle the work, go ahead.</p>

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<p>drop it now, don’t let the colleges know you took it. they might interpret it as you giving up too easily.</p>