Should I take a high school class just so I can get a good reccomendation?

Applying to College
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<p>Senior year, I am wondering if i should take a course that is offered as a History credit (it deals with various Wars in American History)</p>

<p>The reasons I may want to take this are because it is offered by a teacher who I get along with very well and is a great (award winning) teacher, who would give me a good recommendation. I had him freshman year and participate in a club by him. It is also an Honors course (so at my school i get 4.5 instead of 4.0). I am pretty interested in this course, but don't think it is a credit colleges want to see. </p>

<p>The courses that I may take in place of it would be:
-AP Statistics
-Honors Spanish IV
-Honors PreLaw/Honors Java Programming</p>

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<p>Don’t take it if it is going to mess up your credits.</p>

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<p>Colleges want to see that you took the hardest schedule you could.</p>

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<p>If you are genuinely interested in the course, then by all means, take it! If not, I would not recommend you taking the course just for a good recommendation. Certainly you have other teachers with whom you have taken courses that will give you a good rec.</p>