<p>– You are pretty much expected to take the most in your school and do very well in them. Self-studying is very helpful for those whose schools offer no APs. Otherwise, you are expected to take as many APs and/or Post-AP college classes at your school/local cc/university and self-studying is looked upon well and grants you credit that will allow you to start at a higher level or perhaps even get advanced placement. –</p>
<p>Yes, I get that, whatever. However, I HAVN’T been taking the most rigorous possible and I don’t know how to make that up. My school offers AP’s and Honors but very limited amount (6 courses with the honors label and 8 courses with the AP label). Plus, these courses have EXTREMELY strict prerequisites that pretty much make it impossible for one to get into them without planning since before middle school their course curriculum. I was lucky enough to make it into APUSH this year. I will have finished, at my school, only two honors courses and 1 AP course by the end of my junior year, and there are already strict requirements that will bar me from taking courses next year. </p>
<p>So, I cant take the most rigorous at my school no matter what I do. Thus, I need alternatives to make up for this and self studying, taking courses online or taking CC or UC courses seem like the only way I could possibly make up for all this.</p>