More APs vs. Higher GPA?

Applying to College
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<p>I know this gets asked a lot and there is no clear answer to this, but I just really want some input.</p>

<p>I'm in my senior year and looking into pre-med as a major. I'm aiming for ivies and top-tier colleges, so I've taken the max amount of APs offered at my school each year.
So I took AP Euro this year and, looking at my progress report, it's killing my GPA :/ I mean I definitely think I can work harder in that class, but I also know that my GPA would undoubtedly go up if I dropped it.
I mean, history is the subject that I've had the most problems with throughout high school, and I don't even want to go into it, so do you think colleges might disregard the lower grade because of my major?</p>

<p>Should drop it and have one less AP class (my school offers very few as it is) or continue with it and risk a lower GPA?</p>

<p>Any opinions would be appreciated! Thanks :)</p>

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<p>I would continue with it. Challenge yourself. Admissions officers say that Ivy students usually have healthy mixes of A’s and B’s.</p>

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<p>You want to take the most challenging schedule you can while succeeding. a B is not a game changer.</p>

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<p>Stick with it, they’ll see that you tried at something even though it wasn’t your strong point. Do work extra hard though to try and bring it up. I had that class as a high school sophomore haha, horrible experience. That AP is killer. Basically “Please memorize the history of the world,from the start of time until now, thanks”</p>

<p>Edit: and if you don’t have one, they sell workbooks that summarize a lot of era’s and important events for that test, it helps a lot</p>