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Is getting an A in a honors course which is like basic level at my school or getting a B in an Ap class better
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Hi @Swayam_Jain17!
Generally, an A on an honors course will give you a 4.5 weighted GPA whereas an A in an AP class will give you a 5.0 weighted GPA. In case of a B in an AP course, your weighted GPA will be 4.0. In terms of GPA, the A in honors is better.
However, if honors classes are considered base-level classes at your school, (meaning that they're the lowest rigor courses your school provides) you might be at a disadvantage compared to other applicants from your school who opt to take more AP classes.
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If you can handle and excel at AP Courses, then it is always better to choose the more challenging coursework. Getting in a B in say something quite difficult like AP Chemistry, AP Physics or AP Calc B/C always looks better than getting the A and not challenging yourself even though your UWGPA might be higher. But if you took 3 hard APs, that would certainly count for more in terms of course rigor which is important for very competitive colleges. If you plan on going to a T100 or State College, then I think the higher GPA and honors classes would be perfectly acceptable. It just depends on your list of colleges and what you are trying to get into.
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@Anonymous123 they’re not exactly the most basic I was wrong we do offer regular classes honors is basic at our school but are still tough like for example english theirs only one honors and that’s the only English 2 whereas there’s A2 honors and regular I’ve taken around 7 AP