<p>Every college tour I went on with my son as well as an “inside the admissions process” event I went to stressed that the admissions committees really like to see a student challenge himself or herself with the hardest courses the high school offers. A clearly capable student taking few or no higher level courses even if the school offers them would have them wondering why not.</p>
<p>But (this is now my opinion) if the student can’t make at least a B in the harder courses, then it is probably a mistake to be taking them, at least as far as college admissions goes. </p>
<p>And check your school. At my kids’ high school, honors and AP are weighted the same and AP is not above honors.</p>