<p>When students are looking at classes to take in high school, the chances of doing well in the class should most certainly be taken into account. Taking the AP Calculus BC course, would NOT be a good idea for a lot of kids to take, for instance, if they are not up there in math. If there is not a reasonable expectation of at least a “B” in a course, it should not be taken, in most situations. There are some people that get the same grade, pretty much regardless of the difficulty of a course–my kids were like that, so i preferred them to get their B in the more challenging courses. Taking the easier course never garnered an “A” in their cases.</p>