<p>Hey, guys. I'm currently in 8th grade and taking Algebra 1 Honors(high school course). My end of the year grade is likely to be an A-, which on our GPA scale is a 3.7 out of 4.0. The next math course is Geometry. I'm having trouble deciding to take Geometry or Geometry Honors. I feel like I could do much better in a regular Geometry class and would probably get an A, but will so called "top colleges"(my dream college is Stanford) percieve this to be a weakness? I am definately not a math student, but I don't want to do anything to seriously inhibit my chances of getting into a school like Stanford. I plan to take as many advanced(honors and AP) history, English, and science courses as possible, as I thoroughly enjoy those subjects, but math is just not my cup of tea.</p>
<p>Well if both classes basically have the same content, I would rather take the honors course.</p>
<p>Personally I would take Honors. Even if you’re not going to study something math-related in college, it will make you seem more well rounded. Taking regular almost makes it seem like you’re taking the easy way out. Either way I don’t think it will make a huge difference to colleges in the grand scheme of things, so do whichever you choose.</p>
<p>Well, top colleges want the most rigorous course schedule.</p>
<p>Take Honors Geometry. As the post above me stated, colleges want the most rigorous course schedule. They would rather see a “B” in an honors course than an “A” in a regular course.</p>
<p>I agree with the rest of the posters.</p>
<p>Personally, I thought Geometry was pretty easy. The only real tough part about it are proofs, but besides those, it’s quite straightforward.</p>
<p>Take Honors, the only difference is you might get a tougher teacher and you will move faster. if you take regular it will move too slow and you will regret it</p>
<p>Math doesn’t get too terrible until Pre-calc, and I found geometry even easier than algebra. So I’d recommend honors.</p>
<p>This is going to sound weird, but personally, I think Algebra 1 is the hardest math class out there relative to when you take other math classes.</p>
<p>The reason is that you’re introduced to algebra itself - which is a completely new concept that can be really confusing when you first start out. Once you jump over that hurdle, all the new math classes are really just building on to concepts that you already know, as opposed to Algebra 1 that is introducing completely new concepts to you.</p>
<p>I got a B in Algebra 1 Honors and proceeded to get 98+ in all my math classes following. Don’t fret if you feel a little confused in Algebra 1 - it’s normal. Personally, I think once you get past the Algebra 1 level, it gets easier until you start hitting university-level math and what-not.</p>
<p>I’d take Geometry Honors if you’re aiming for Stanford. Stanford is big on math, and it’d be good to get used to honors/AP courses as early as possible because Stanford itself is no walk in the park.</p>
<p>Basically, if you want to thrive in a top college, take the best courses you can to prepare you.</p>
<p>But taking regular Geometry probably won’t make or break you, though colleges want to see you take the most rigorous courses available.</p>
<p>If you are still getting an A in your current class, then take the Honors class. Or colleges might perceive it as the desire to get an easy A, since you actually qualify for Honors. Good luck, whether geo is hard or not really depends on the teacher.</p>
<p>I agree with everyone else, I would take the honors class. But on a side note, Stanford does not look at a student’s ninth grade academic record or include that in their gpa calculations, so if you really want to go to Stanford, technically, ninth grade doesn’t really count.</p>
<p>It says so here, under the heading of transcripts:
[School</a> Reports & Transcripts : Stanford University](<a href=“http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/application/freshman/transcripts.html]School”>http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/application/freshman/transcripts.html)
“We will focus our evaluation on your choice of coursework and your performance in 10th, 11th and 12th grades, mainly in the core academic subjects of Math, English, Social Studies, Science, and Foreign Language.”</p>
<p>Take honors and if you really, really, really can’t handle it, drop down.</p>