<p>Because of budget cuts, my school has decided to eliminate honors courses from high schools and leave only AP and regular courses in most core subject areas for students. Apparently this has also happened in many other states as well. Basically students are going to have to choose a rigorous course or one that's barely substantial when it comes to college admissions. There is no middle ground for students who can't handle the rigor and pace of AP, IB or AICE, but are too advanced for regular courses. </p>
<p>Now, I don't expect colleges to be very sympathetic, especially considering they highly favor seeing AP courses on transcripts. But will there be at least some leniency for students who come from high schools where there are only AP and regular? In my case, I only want to take AP in courses that I know I'm good at and have some interest in, otherwise it's not going to work for me. But even in the courses that I do poorer in, regular classes are too easy for me. (I'll be taking only one reg. course next year, though). If colleges know that some of the harder courses are being dropped, are they going to take that into consideration?</p>