I'm curious what your impressions are regarding honors courses at the collegiate level. In high school, honors courses alone are often not seen as sufficiently difficult for more competitive undergrad programs -- unless honors is the maximum level offered by the high school (then that's considered in admissions -- supposedly). Otherwise, a variety of AP or IB courses seem to be expected.
Since there isn't the same standardized(-ish...) AP/IB infrastructure in college, do you think honors courses in college actually carry any weight? How has your child's experiences varied in terms of how employers and/or grad programs viewed their collegiate honors courses?
Thanks in advance for your thoughts :)
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