<p>So I sorta have a half-baked plan and am wondering if its plausible/a good idea. So I am going into my senior year in what is considered a very good publichigh school next year however am extremely unhappy with how the classes are taught and the classes offered. So I was thinking about dropping some classes from my high school schedule next year and picking up a business course, the next level calculus course after BC calc (after having taken it over the summer) and organic chemistry (having taken AP last year). I would be qualified to take all of them, through pre-requisetes already taken. So how would colleges look at this? I would be dropping history and math (AP statistics) and possibly either Bio AP or Physics AP, so I would be in only 1-2 science courses, an english and a spanish (language and english required to graduate)</p>
<p>So opinions? Sugestions? Thanks alot!!!</p>
<p>Not a bad idea, although I haven’t tried the service so I can’t know. Personally from what I’ve heard it’s pretty darn expensive so I wouldn’t do it, but if you want to, go for it. Why not like dual enrollment@ local community college or something, I think it’ll be cheaper.</p>
<p>At 800 dollars a class, it is not cheap, but I would get the college credits which I would normally have to pay for later down the road. In terms of that, I think its not a terrible investment.</p>
<p>…my god, 800 dollars per class? “It is not cheap”? Dude, that’s FREAKING expensive! I wouldn’t spend 1/2 of 1/2 of 1/2 of 1/2 of 1/2 of that (or, 1/32?)… for one class. But then again I’m not that rich.</p>
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<p>That’s why I was asking for cheaper alternatives, but it seems to me that you’re pretty rich enough to take the courses.</p>
<p>Are you close enough to take them in person? (my son took his classes online, that is why I asked)</p>
<p>Would it be alright if the credits don’t transfer? Many top schools won’t give you credit (even though they are from Harvard) for college classes taken before you have a high school diploma in hand. But if you can afford it and it is ok if you don’t get the college credits, I would say it is a good plan.</p>
<p>How many history classes have you taken? What are your interests?</p>
<p>Yeah, I am close enough to make it. I am interested in mainly business (a few different fields) although am also interested in the sciences, just not as a career. I have taken 3 history classes… I know its not a ton, but I was hoping colleges would overlook for the harvard classes. Only a few of the colleges I am looking at would actually not give me credit I think… Its mainly the Ivy’s that dont and the only Ivy league schools I am lookking at are UPENN and Cornell, and they are both reaches.</p>
<p>if you have the option of harvard extension, i would go for it. but meanwhile, i wouldn’t drop the courseload at your local high school. i took multivariable calc and linear algebra at harvard ext. it was a decent class, but not rigorous enough if your considering a science/math major IMO. i do know that some top name universities will accept those credits. and i have yet to apply to colleges, but most of my friends/classmates who took them are going to big name colleges. (though they also hold spectacular GPAs, SAT scores, ECs, etc.)</p>
<p>oh, and one more thing. if you do go, you can get the lowell scholarship. its available to all local HS students. you basically get it if you bother with an extra piece of paperwork. its 1/2 price for class tuition. def worth it.</p>