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

T26E4
Fri, 15 Nov 2013 07:45:45 +0000

It all depends on what sorts of colleges you’re targeting. More selective ones will rightly see your drop-off in course rigor as a huge negative. However, many colleges just want solid academic performance – you’ll still do fine. Just don’t expect to be competitive for any “top-25” sort of college.

MIT or Cornell are unrealistic, unfortunately. In your “chance me” thread, you omitted the point about taking no AP courses your Junior year. The replies would have been much more pessimistic.

Aside from this though, may I focus you on what I believe is a more pressing issue? You’re preparing yourself for college – that’s why you’re cranking your GPA. But college is not about being perfect in easier courses. To benefit the most from college, you need to get the confidence to take classes that will challenge you.

You can start senior year. Take the most rigorous courseload that you feel is manageable (and I don’t mean all As). Good luck