But re: admissions, my expectation is: go for rigor and get an A. Otherwise, you have a tougher row to hoe. (Simply too many other applicants who did.) And the “it depends” aligns with mom2and’s post 116. What’s the B in, how does it relate to the possible major (or arena,) what else is so strong (quantitatively and qualitatively) that the B can be “forgiven?” Or not. And then the kids who are clearly high level, but couldn’t fit the, say, AP FL class into their schedules and DE math at a college, so they dropped back to H or CP FL. In their case, the lower challenge course is probably fine. (Does this give a clue how complex holistic is? It’s far more than an excuse for picking favorites.)
And the killer: what thinking went into the app/supp?
And all the Hughes comment tells you is that he’d “prefer” the AP. Not a bit about it’s ultimate impact for that kid.
edits just typos