These are our experiences with Stanford EPGY between 2004 and 2011, not necessarily Stanford OHS.
My D took:
- English: the whole series: W09ABC, W10ABC, W11ABC, EG20, AP English Language and Composition. Except for EG20, which was a quarter class, each class above was 1 year (3 quarters).
- Math: Honors Algebra Beginning/Intermediate, Honors Geometry, Honors Pre-Calc/Trig., AP Calculus A/B/C, Multivariable Differential Calculus, Multivariable Integral Calculus, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Real Analysis.
- Physics: AP Physics I/II/III, AP Mechanics, AP Electricity & Magnetism, Light and Heat, Quantum Physics.
- Computer Science: C Programming I/II/III, Java Programming.
- Latin I/II.
It is true that the materials were advanced, and the classes moved fast. But the instruction quality and the dedication of the instructors were top-notched. The classes were on-line, but the instructors were readily accessible.
Not having experience with public schools, I can’t say whether it’s better than taking them at public schools. But many classes (Math and Physics after AP) were not available at a “normal” high school, or even at community colleges.
This is not true. I happen to know that in my D’s AP English class, 3 out of the total of 18 students got A.
My D in particular received either A or A+ for all classes above, except for a B+ in AP Physics III, and an A-.in Honors Beginning Algebra.
This is probably true, but not because the course were on-line. My D’s transcript showed that it came from “Stanford University Extension.” The College of L&S at UC Berkeley awarded 27 semester units for the Math and Physics classes she took at EPGY, but the College of Engineering used all kinds of excuses not to grant her anything. Finally she (we) gave up fighting, and agreed with the CoE that she would take the same amount of required units of Math & Sciences, but she could take more advanced classes, not having to repeat the work she’d already done at EPGY.