Take honors, or get ahead?

Question

My high school only has honors math classes through algebra II. I'm going to be a sophomore, and was considering taking precalculus next year. However, this wouldn't be an honors class.

I took algebra II online over the summer. However, this wasn't honors, either. If I were to take algebra II this year, it would be.

My question is, which looks better? Taking the honors class, or getting ahead?

Answer 1

if you feel you understand alg2 well, you should move on to precal.

Answer 2

Honors classes help improve your class rank/standing.

If thats what you care about take honors.

And most colleges like to see students challenge themselves.

For the most part precalculus is a bigger challenge than honors Algebra.

If you already know Algebra really well though, theres no reason you should take it again, just move on to precal.