I m going to be a junior in High School this year, and I was wondering what colleges look towards more often, the level of the classes, or your grade point average. My GP A rose quite a bit considering I was barely passing Honors English, but got an A in Reg. Basically, I think you have to take the best course that you can get the best grade in. There s no sense in flunking Honors English. Colleges do consider the quality of the course you took, and more selective colleges, of course, have higher expectations.
Many students feel that every course they take has to be an honors class.
You might want to cut back on the difficulty of some classes while challenging yourself in others. Some of us are great in English, others in math. Colleges understand that. We have just switched over to a three year integrated science curriculum which is replacing earth science, biology, and chemistry. Many fear that if their transcript doesn t say chemistry, they re doomed.