Should I switch out of Honors Math while I Can? (+advice needed for next year)

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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Hi guys. So the school year is about to end. I am a sophomore, will be a junior in high school next year.
This year my curriculum is harder than previous year, but I am not taking any AP’s.
My math this year is Common Core Int. Math 2. I have a very good grade in that class and generally speaking, math is my best subject, so I never sweat in that class. However, the reason I don’t have to worry about that class is that the teacher curves every test pretty hard, which puts me at 107.9% with 21 missing homework assignments (aka, 21 0’s on HW).
And the material, I understand all of it anyway.
But the problem…

Okay, so here’s the issue: after I met with my counselor some months ago, he urged me to sign up for Pre-AP [Honors] Int. Math 3+ instead of regular CP Int. Math 3.
A lot of people have told me that you actually have to try in that class and it’s not easy. Also, next year I will be taking AP Chemistry, which is the hardest class in my school (tied with AP Physics; but AP Physics gets a better teacher). Half the people transfe out of CP Chem during first quarter, and out of the other half, most of the people in that class have a C- or below (they get a C- only if they actually try; otherwise, D’s and F’s).
So I can only imagine AP Chem will be hard.

So the question is, should I take honors 3+ or not? It doesn’t count as AP credit, so really, what’s the point. At first, I thought pre-ap counted as AP, till I figured out it meant Honors. So now I am regretting signing up for this math class.

What should I do? Should I switch it while I can?
For the rest of my classes, I am taking:
-CP Eng. (11th grade)
-CP World History (11th grade- hopefully I get the easy teacher)
-Competitive Speech and Debate (another class I am having doubts about, since I have never taken such a class before)
-Weight Training (I rather not take P.E. again, as I don’t like the way they run P.E. in my school)

Also, another question. What is valued more- clubs or sports?
My freshmen and sophomore year, I have played JV Badminton, but I have done no clubs. This is because I find anime and esports club a waste of time.
Next year, I am promised Varsity (and I actually like badminton, my school is the NorCal badminton champion this year- we have a REALLY raw badminton team, so it actually matters a lot to be on varsity for my school, and basically the NorCal region of the U.S.)

But my friends have been doing clubs. The reason I don’t want to do clubs is because I want to be committed to one thing. The same friends usually miss out on practice for club meetings, etc. So I am not sure. Devote time to one EC that I enjoy or multiple EC’s?

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@Hammad80

Well then you should take honors instead of loafing around in regulars.

It doesn’t matter if it is honors or AP, you should take what suits your level. And if math is your best subject, you shouldn’t be taking math regs.

It doesn’t matter if it’s not easy or whether you have to actually try or not. That’s the entire point of school, to challenge yourself and get an education. If you aren’t willing to actually learn in class right now in high school, you won’t ever make it into a decent college (unless your badminton skills are legendary).

You stated that you have 21 missed homework assignments. This shows to me that you are someone who doesn’t want to challenge themselves.

You also stated that you are going to be taking AP Chem. Here’s a heads up, if you aren’t willing to work hard enough in simple honors math, you won’t make it through AP chem.

Edit-Looking through your posts, it appears that you took regs for freshman year and I assume you have done the same in sophomore year (this current year for you). While having a 4.0 GPA and a 7% class ranking is no doubt decent, taking all regs is not impressive at all. Cruising with A’s in regs or pushing yourself with AP’s and Honors are completely different things. Colleges want to see some rigor in your schedule.

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Take honors math next year. Trust me. I have experienced taking a lower math class than I could have and instantly regretted it. Honors will challenge you, look better for college, you will learn more, and is probably not as hard as you think. In 8th grade, my friends and teacher scared me out of taking an advanced math class because they said it was tons of work and insanely difficult. It turned out to be easy for a smart kid like me, and probably would be easy for you based on your post. Take honors.

You don’t have to participate in a ton of clubs, but pick more than one that you enjoy. Although meaningless clubs are useless, it’s good to get involved and demonstrate to colleges that you can handle multiple extracurriculars.

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Take honors. Imagine the people that’d surround you in a not so challenging course. Just because you’re taking ap chem doesn’t mean all the other classes have to easy.