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

washdcmom
Fri, 15 Nov 2013 09:17:07 +0000

100% with Gibby. Admissions offices look at the rigor of your choices compared to: 1-what other students in your high school choose and 2–what is offered or available at your school. For example, at D’s private school AP classes are discouraged until Junior year but many such courses are offered then and virtually all students partake. Your high school will send a profile of your school. Thus they will see the profile and what you selected. And yes a 3.6 GPA from rigorous coursework is favorable to a 3.9 based upon much easier classes.

PS—the latter part about GPA is usually the case with private elite schools. State schools that place a heavy premium on gpa and sat scores may vary. I should say that my experience is with private competitive schools!.