<p>I am notorious in getting Bs in acc. English and French 1(im in 8th grade) so Im thinking
next year regular English and french one again.
Which one is preffered. (ps. French 1 goes on the transcript)</p>
<p>In my opinion, you should take regular classes on your weak subjects for your freshman and maybe sophomore year. If you feel more confident later on, switch to AP classes junior and senior year. You should take AP classes only if you are confident that you will get at least a B (preferably an A). Having an A in a regular class looks better than having a C or below in AP’s. Just be aware of your capabilities and take classes that you know you’ll pass. Most colleges cut some slack for freshman year since it’s a transition from middle to high school. They just want to see that you improved throughout your high school years so don’t worry about taking regular classes!</p>
<p>A’s come before AP/Honors classes. However, you’ll need both to get into a highly ranked college.</p>
<p>It depends on how your school weights everything, in some schools straight A’s in regulars won’t even get you into the top 30% of your class.</p>
<p>Most colleges reweigh everything themselves. They then come out with two GPAs. </p>
<p>Weighed and unweighed GPA are considered seperately and cannot be compared with each other (almost an apple/orange comparison).</p>
<p>An exception is determining eligibility for certain state colleges, which use only weighed GPA.</p>
<p>No way - a challenging schedule is MUCH more important than grades. I could take everything on level, get a 4.0, and there’s no way I could get into any of the schools in applying to now.</p>
<p>A challenge is always welcomed!</p>
<p>Weighted GPA is only relevant when compared to other weighted GPAs calculated by the same method (e.g. within a high school for class ranking purposes, or the recalculated high school GPA used by California public universities). More selective colleges do prefer students to take the more rigorous options in high school.</p>
<p>As far as what level of courses to take, the minimum level of course is that which will prepare you for college freshman level courses without needing to take any remedial courses*. This may be the normal college-prep courses at some high schools (where honors or AP courses would be a bonus if you can handle them), but other high schools may be poor quality enough that only the highest level honors or AP courses are barely sufficient (or maybe not even that).</p>
<p>*Common college freshman courses:</p>
<p>English composition - there is often placement testing to determine if a remedial course is needed
Math - should be ready to take calculus, if needed for major (having taken calculus is a bonus)
Foreign language - often can start higher than the beginner course if one had 3+ years of high school foreign language
Science - often, the high school course is a prerequisite for the college course</p>