<p>An admissions officer asked just this question said “It would be best to get an A in honors (or AP)” Gee thanks a lot - we knew that! My theory is that it’s worth the risk most of the time to do honors for the following reasons:
- you get brownie points for taking the “most difficult schedule”
- the students in honors courses tend to be more diligent (varies by school)
- the teachers in honors courses are often better (definitely varies by school)
- you’ll learn more and the work is likely to be more interesting.</p>
<p>BTW my senior son is taking regular English this year because both honors and AP were conflicts with other courses and he’s getting his first A.</p>