Is Stanford EPGY worth $700?

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<p>Since I will probably be the only student in the school’s history to ever even take an EPGY course, will I have to pay for it and do it individually, or will the school still offer to pay off some of the cost?</p>

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<p>Cooljoe:</p>

<p>This is something to take up with your school. Each school has different policies. Your school might have an arrangement with local community colleges or even universities in which case EPGY may not be necessary.
Several local high schools (in different districts) have arrangements for their students to take courses at the Harvard Extension School (evening classes), so it does not make sense for them to offer distance-learning classes. But the situation may be quite different in your part of the country. Talk to your GC.</p>

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<p>Do a little research starting with these sites. </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.heritage.org/Research/Education/SchoolChoice/texas.cfm[/url]”>http://www.heritage.org/Research/Education/SchoolChoice/texas.cfm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://www.heritage.org/Research/Education/SchoolChoice/typesofschoolchoice.cfm#_ftn12[/url]”>http://www.heritage.org/Research/Education/SchoolChoice/typesofschoolchoice.cfm#_ftn12&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://mb2.ecs.org/reports/Report.aspx?id=207[/url]”>http://mb2.ecs.org/reports/Report.aspx?id=207&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>From this website, which says Texas colleges will waive tuition and fees if you are dual-enrolled for high school and college credit: <a href=“http://www.ncsl.org/programs/educ/HSStateLeg.htm[/url]”>http://www.ncsl.org/programs/educ/HSStateLeg.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>During the past four years, 14 states passed legislation to create or expand their dual enroll*ment programs and partnerships with postsecondary institutions. Six states addressed the costs of dual enrollment programs. In Mississippi and Missouri, loans would be provided to students to cover the costs. In Oklahoma, high school students are entitled to receive a tuition waiver of up to 6 credit hours per semester. In Tennessee, lottery proceeds are used to establish dual enrollment grants that cover the costs of college credits for eligible high school students. In Texas, higher education institutions are now permitted to waive tuition and fees for students who are enrolled in courses for which they will receive both high school and college credit. Wisconsin legislated that school districts must pay for tuition, fees, books and other necessary supplies; however, if a student fails or does not complete the course, the student must reimburse the school district</p>

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<p>Cooljoe,</p>

<p>As Marite says, it depends upon the school. You may want to ask yours. If I remember correctly the EPGY program does qualify for Title 1 grants (whatever those are). You can also apply to Stanford for financial aid to see if you can get a tuition reduction.</p>

<p>At a minimum ask your school if they can negotiate a discount for you.</p>

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<p>Okay, everyone thanks so much!</p>

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<p>EPGY courses, as I understand it, are very similar to Stanford courses, although I’m not sure they’re quite at the same level. So if a Stanford education is worth the money, EPGY is a huge bargain.</p>

<p>I took Number Theory and Modern Algebra and found them to be extremely good courses.</p>

<p>You might also want to look into Art of Problem Solving courses. They’ll teach you some very interesting non-traditional math and expose you to amazingly talented peers and instructors.</p>

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<p>I definitely will look into AoPS.</p>