<p>Just a hypothetical question, would colleges prefer A's in easier classes or B's or C's in Ap/honors classes?</p>
<p>Who gets into yale
4.0 unweighted w/ easier classes, ECs, Volunteering etc etc</p>
<p>or
3.0 w/ all Honors/APs/ Self Study/Dual enroll w/ ECs Volunteering etc etc</p>
<p>more likely than not the former.
I to give this a lot of thought every year when picking my schedule, but honestly I’d rather go to a lower university because i CHALLENGED myself and LEARNED than go to ivy with the subjective capability gained from normal classes.</p>
<p>Every time I go to a U of M program they bring this up and the answer is a 4.0 in AP/honors classes. Tricky right?
I would suggest taking challenging courses and getting A’s and B’s (maybe a C) rather than taking advanced lunch or something silly like that.</p>
<p>This is the million dollar question. Colleges want to see that you pushed yourself, but they don’t want bad grades. If it really comes down to those two options, they’re hard to say. But in the real world, it never really does. If you fear that you will fall behind, take AP classes that you like and want to do well in rather than an all AP schedule.</p>
<p>Former admissions officers at Ivy League schools have noted that they would rather you challenge yourself. I would say that if you can get a mix of A’s and B’s in AP Classes, that would be better than getting all A’s in non-honors/non-AP classes.</p>
<p>If you are substituting an A in an easier class for a C in AP class, then it probably wouldn’t be worth it. C’s are relatively low down on the scale. But if you can get high B’s, then you would be about just as well off.</p>
<p>For me , i look at it this way, harder high school = easier undergrad , easier high school = harder undergrad.</p>
<p>College grades will be more important since i’ll be pre med so i guess thats why i prioritize APs</p>