Dropping AP classes throughout high school years, does it look bad?

billcsho
Fri, 15 Nov 2013 10:45:14 +0000

Course rigorous and GPA are two factors (but related) for admission. Taking easy course with a 4.0 GPA is not better than taking rigorous courses with less than perfect GPA, of course up to a limit. It would be a waste if a straight A student is not taking one or 2 more challenging courses when it is available. The balance between course load and GPA is hard to define. Most schools use weighted GPA as a way of correction. It is not a universal system but it would give you some idea. Course load is often limited by the school. So it is hard to say taking only 2 AP classes is insufficient without looking at your school profile. After all, the GPA scale is also depending on your school profile. Having 4.0 GPA may mean less for some schools than others.