@Ynotgo People “game” the system in everything they do. My son said a senior last year was a National Merit Finalist who did not take a single AP class. He just cruised and had a perfect 4.0 unweighted g.p.a. So in a way he was “gaming” the system, because some schools only look at unweighted g.p.a.'s. Some of the AP teachers grade really hard on the theory that the kids are getting an extra point, and so a “B” really doesn’t matter, and in those cases one can do better by making an unweighted A than a weighted AP “A.”
My son decided (at my urging) to take Mississippi History at the college level rather than in 9th grade. He had to transfer over all his AP credits to get the 24 hours he needed to sign up for the 300-level course. I’ve seen the syllabus, and it’s a very rigorous course and very deserving of a half-point g.p.a. bonus. My daughter took the ninth-grade version a couple of summers ago and it included two days of watching Gone With the Wind, which for the record was set in Georgia, not Mississippi. I’ve told my son to be sure to ask his professor when they were going to get to watch GWTW.
I would think a community college health class would be more difficult than a ninth-grade health class, and as such it is probably worth the half-point bonus. So it’s “gaming,” but also seeking extra rigor.