Low Gpa , but challenging Classes

Pre-College Topics High School Life
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<p>Hey Guys , so I have a pretty low gpa of a 2.9 but i have taken really hard classes
and junior year is coming up , i dont want to over load myself but i also dont want to look like i am not challenging myself. </p>

<p>option 1 </p>

<p>AP Calculus<br>
AP Lang
Physics (regular)
US History (regular)
Business law/ Mang.
Sociology/ Economics
Accounting </p>

<p>Option 2
AP Calculus
AP Lang
AP Microeconomics/ Macroeconomics
Physics (regular)
US History (regular)
Business law/ Mang.
Accounting</p>

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<p>Don’t do what you can’t handle.
I know smart people who took too many challenging classes. Now they’re at community colleges because they messed up their GPAs.
Does your school offer honors courses?</p>

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<p>DONT! i messed up my gpa by taking all APs…take wat u can handle…don’t overload
option one is better…</p>

4

<p>An A/B in an easy class is always better than a C in a hard class.</p>

<p>Sure, you’re challenging yourself, but losing unfortunately.</p>

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<p>He is getting Bs in challenging classes. </p>

<p>Anyways, I’ve seen B+s in challenging classes and straight As in easy classes (step down from honors or AP) make it into top 30 schools. So I figure these are kind of equivalent (in terms of admissions). However, you are doing yourself a disservice in the long run by taking easier classes. If you can identify the one or two classes that you’ll struggle the most in and have the most work just to get a medicore to bad grade, then drop down in those. I’ve seen students with half honors/AP classes and half regular classes get into HYPSM. They’re gaming the system and not fully challenging themselves, but it works.</p>