Also, I've been thinking about changes the local high school (and the whole state) will adopt for next year's high school students. Our 7 point scale will be changing to a 10 point scale. They're also cutting the weighting system. So next year an A in a non-honors course will count as a 4; honors, 4.5; and AP and/or college, 5. There used to be a full point between them with the exception of college which was less than AP.
It seems then, given this new system in which it's harder to stand out, that taking the more challenging courses would be beneficial.
