An AP/Honors B vs. A in regular courses?

[Anonymous]

DD just starting high school. Now, grades count. Enlighten me. Is it better if she gets "B" in her honors/AP classes (and struggles to get those) or "A" in regular classes? Does it really matter?

I honestly have no idea how colleges view these things anymore. There is so much confusing information on this. She isn't a rocket scientist and isn't a super test taker, so I am predicting she will get a decent SAT score, not one that is off the charts.

Thanks.

[Anonymous]

I think the “standard” answer is an honors B is better than an on level A but an on level A is better than an honors C. What matters most though is balance.

[Anonymous]

Well you should know the rubric - an AP class grade A gets 5.0 and an Honors class grade A gets a 4.0

So if your kid is getting B grades in AP classes, yes they are the same GPA as an A in an Honors class.

One is not really better than the other.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well you should know the rubric - an AP class grade A gets 5.0 and an Honors class grade A gets a 4.0

So if your kid is getting B grades in AP classes, yes they are the same GPA as an A in an Honors class.

One is not really better than the other.

In MCPS an honors and an AP class are both weight out of 5

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well you should know the rubric - an AP class grade A gets 5.0 and an Honors class grade A gets a 4.0

So if your kid is getting B grades in AP classes, yes they are the same GPA as an A in an Honors class.

One is not really better than the other.

In MCPS an honors and an AP class are both weight out of 5

since when? seriously? oh my god the tiger mommies really had a hay day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well you should know the rubric - an AP class grade A gets 5.0 and an Honors class grade A gets a 4.0

So if your kid is getting B grades in AP classes, yes they are the same GPA as an A in an Honors class.

One is not really better than the other.

In MCPS an honors and an AP class are both weight out of 5

since when? seriously? oh my god the tiger mommies really had a hay day.

I’m pretty sure MCPS has always weighted honors and AP the same

[Anonymous]

Colleges like to see rigor, so I would say the AP grade of B is better than the on grade level A because the AP and honors classes show more rigor.

[Anonymous]

A C in AP is probably a 2 on the exam.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well you should know the rubric - an AP class grade A gets 5.0 and an Honors class grade A gets a 4.0

So if your kid is getting B grades in AP classes, yes they are the same GPA as an A in an Honors class.

One is not really better than the other.

In MCPS an honors and an AP class are both weight out of 5

since when? seriously? oh my god the tiger mommies really had a hay day.

I’m pretty sure MCPS has always weighted honors and AP the same

Always being probably last 10 years or within your living memory. Not mine. in the late 80s AP classes went up to 5 and Honors went up to 4

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A C in AP is probably a 2 on the exam.

i got B to B+ in Ap us and got a 4 on the AP exam