Which would colleges rather see?

omgitsxmikaela
Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:59:24 +0000

My school hasn’t listened to my complaints about finding my math classes too easy, despite spending 3 years pushing the issue and constantly proving I’m not having trouble. Currently I’m in Honors Algebra 2 (I’m a sophomore). There is no one in the class of 2012 who’s in anything higher. This summer, I was considering taking Trig/Precalc at a local college so that I can take AP Calc 1 next year and AP Independent Study Calc 2 my senior year. But Trig in my school is a pathetically easy 100, and I’m not sure if I should just stay on my current course and keep getting easy A’s, or take summer courses. Also, if I take classes over the summer, there’s a good chance that I’ll have to give up my summer job (transportation issues). Would they rather see that I worked at the same place for a few years, or that I continued my education in the summer? Should I take the summer sessions? I’m so torn about what I’d like to do. I like my job, but I like math as well.