<p>I was looking through the site, and it said that a high school physics course was required. The only problem is that my school doesn’t offer physics. What if, say, I self study for physics and take an AP exam. Would that still count?</p>
<p>I would email admissions to be sure. But basically what the website says about needing a strong calculus and physics background is true. I know of one alumni who arrived at Olin with NO physics at all from high school, but only one. And I know this alumn definitly struggled. I only had one year of physics I (honors, not AP) and I struggled. Though almost everyone no matter their background finds Olin physics challenging at some point. So basically, whatever admissions says, I would HIGHLY recommend you at least do that self-study because it will make your time at Olin less painful.</p>
<p>Hope this helps!</p>
<p>Could you take a Physics class at a local junior college, possibly during spring semester or during the summer?</p>
<p>Thanks. I’ll try that.</p>
<p>I took never officially took physics in high school; instead, I took Mechanics (the equivalent of AP Physics B) online through the EPGY program. If your school does not offer physics, then perhaps you can get your school to reimburse you for the cost of taking an EPGY distance learning course?</p>
<p>Your state may also have a website where you can take classes online. I don’t know about Physics but I took AP European History online through <a href=“http://www.learnnc.org%5B/url%5D”>www.learnnc.org</a>. LearnNC is based at UNC-Chapel Hill and is reimbursed by the NC public school system, but I know of two students from other states who took AP Euro through LearnNC, so you can definitely look into that option. I’m sure your state should have something equivalent to LearnNC.</p>
<p>^Thanks! I’m actually in NC =)</p>