my high school doesn’t offer honors classes for freshmen, unless i take bio over the summer, in which case i would be placed into honors chem, but my parents already have plans for summer. would taking no honors classes freshmen year affect me badly when applying for colleges? i’m aiming for ucs, uc davis and ucla specifically. i would still take honors/ap classes the rest of my three years at high school, so what do you think? is it okay to not take any honors freshman year?
No.You can’t take what is not offered, and all AOs know this. Colleges will get a copy of your school profile which will generally indicate what honors courses are available. Your situation is not unique.
Just take the highest level you are able to and do well in those classes so you can take more advanced classes when they are offered.