OP isn’t talking about ‘not going down the honors track’ - OP is talking about one subject - math. A 4.0 with honors in everything except Math is still very impressive. If that alone results in a reduction from ‘most rigorous coursework available’ per the GC, then it’s a trade-off that OP has to make. By the way, I’ve got an MBA from one of the top business schools in the country, and have never taken, or needed, calculus - not in biz school, not before and never since. (But AP Statistics and subsequent stat classes have stood me in good stead throughout my career.)