Should I take an online class?

kgsoccer08
Thu, 02 Jul 2015 23:56:36 +0000

I am going to be a senior this year and I am going to be applying to schools like Caltech, Stanford, UC Berkeley, and MIT. I would like to major in either physics or mechanical engineering. However, the school I go to, as well as the schools around the area, only offer limited AP courses, especially in physics (only AP Physics 1). During my junior year, I completed most of the AP courses our school has to offer so I am kind of out of classes to take senior year. I’ve been looking online, and I realized that it may be a good idea to take some AP classes online. However, I have noticed that many are very expensive to take. I was curious if it would be worth the money to take some online AP classes, in other words, would taking a few extra AP courses improve my chances of getting into one of my dream schools?