<p>I am an International student from China who has self-studied AP Calculus AB which I found pretty easy. I am now a rising senior who have gotten approval for taking Cal BC course; however I believe it will be really more efficient for me to self-study it because I really have the interest and ability in math. However, I am going to major in engineering physics or engineering science in college, so if I don’t take BC course I will not have it shown on my high school transcript and may hurt my chance to an engineering school. </p>
<pre><code> Moreover, I really hate to take an online course because it will be a waste of time and money since I can really do Calculus well by myself. Will there be anyway for me to show my self-study ability in math so as even to improve my admission chance or not taking this course will merely “degrade” myself?
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<p>(I used to consider majoring in engineering physics, and I’ve found that it isn’t as commonly-offered a major as just physics or some branch of engineering. I imagine it would be possible to study both at any college with an engineering school, so don’t limit your options to places that specifically have a program called “engineering physics.” Especially as an international student when admissions will be harder.)</p>
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<p>Not necessarily. I think there’s some benefit to classroom learning even if you’re good at math. Taking the course will look better than self-studying.</p>
<p>Thank you, but
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"I imagine it would be possible to study both at any college with an engineering school, so don’t limit your options to places that specifically have a program called “engineering physics.”</p>
<p>Although basically I want to do engineering but I don’t want to specialize too early in a specific engineering discipline such as EE or CE. I may even switch to research job in the future so I’d love to lay a strong foundation in physics. I also heard that it could be hard for an engineering undergraduate to double major because of the heavy load of course. So, sounds EP is really a good option due to the flexibility.</p>
<p>I will consider taking Cal BC in class, just as you say to make it look better. But I just wonder it doesn’t make sense if it will be more appreciable to take one in class rather than do self-study. Self-study means self-discipline and hard perspiration.</p>