<p>At my HS, there is a standard science course for juniors. I elected to take the harder of the two courses, “Accelerated Chemistry”. The workload and difficulty of this course is much greater than the regular chemistry class (75% take this), but is not weighted. It is not a AP or Honors course either. It covers far more material and difficult material that the other classes will not cover. I am getting a C+ roughly at the end of the first quarter. If I’m able to pull that up to a B or B+ will colleges accept that this is a much harder course and compensate versus other students?</p>
<p>If I were you, I would take the time to self-study AP Chem on top of this class, and prove yourself through that. Taking this class is the far superior option to going basic, IMO.</p>
<p>Your school profile should make it clear that this is a harder course. Also a teacher rec from that teacher could also include this information.</p>
<p>I’ve faced a similar dilemma with my grades suffering slightly due to taking a higher level course. But remember that any college you apply to will look at your school profile and know that you’ve challenged yourself. You shouldn’t worry about it.</p>