How far will getting straight A's in only CP classes take you?

halcyonheather
Sun, 27 Jan 2013 02:09:41 +0000

What do you mean by you haven’t had the “opportunity” to take honors classes? Do you mean they’re not offered? College admissions people won’t penalize you if they’re not offered by your school.

Most colleges aren’t extremely selective except the very top ones, so it can get you into a lot of places. Probably your state flagship (depending on where you live). People will be able to suggest more colleges if you’re more specific about what you want.

“By the way, if the 4.0 CP student was to stack on 2 honors classes and 3 AP’s his next year of high school, would he still be able to keep up his straight A’s?”

Maybe not 100% straight As, and you would have to work harder, but if you’re used to working hard in your classes you’ll probably be fine, especially if you’ve ever felt bored/unchallenged in a regular class.

Here’s how my schedule was/is:
Freshman = all regular classes
Sophomore = four honors classes
Junior = seven APs, one honors

The only reason I don’t have a 4.0 is because I got a B in gym freshman year.