08Son took a full load of honors classes - and it was extremely helpful in dealing with colleges over the last couple of years. Having sat through probably a dozen meetings with academic advisors, I would say that they would all prefer a more rigorous course load with a few Bs to a lighter load with all As.
In my opinion, if you don't take the more challenging route, you will be closing doors at some schools. The baseball coach can only push so hard on admissions - and will only do so for a few players each year.
Not to mention - academic aid can, and often does, exceed athletic aid.
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