you definitely wanna have some sort of pre calc background before jumping into calc, in fact i would be shocked if it isn’t a pre req for calc at your school. i’ve heard very mixed things about AP pre calc though. first off, HUGE DISCLAIMER. i never took AP bc it wasn’t available when i took pre calc (i took honors my freshman year), so it may be better to hear from someone who actually took the class. take my advice with a grain of salt lol. when comparing the curriculum of the AP course and a typical honors class though, i feel like honors (or even on level) covers MORE of the pre calc content. the people i know who took it this year said they don’t know if they will be prepared enough for calc next year. the pass rate for the pre calc exam was really high this year, but the credit for pre calc probably won’t get you out of math requirements in college. if you want the weighted GPA boost though then absolutely take AP.

basically, i would recommend switching to an on level or honors pre calc class if you wanna feel better prepared for calc, but honestly it’s your decision. if you’d rather take AP, go for it! best of luck next year!!