<p>Linear Alg and Diff EQs and classes that you take after Calc BC are all full at the city college, so I'm stuck w/o a math class next year. What other options are there for me to continue in calc, preferably for school credit or so I can say I took a class (this'd probably be better on college apps rather than just saying I studied Linear Alg on my own, even though the latter is more impressive)? I don't know anything about online courses- do they all cost money? What's up with Independent Study- can I just put that and teach myself, is there any requirements, idk what this is?</p>
<p>Also, I don't wanna take stats and my schedule's full anyways so....</p>
<p>I presume you’ll want to go to a University? If you plan on majoring in math (or minor in math with other quanty subject like CS or Physics), I would recommend doing a self study. If you plan on majoring in a Science or Engineering and just need to get the math done with, do your best to find something that’ll give you credit.</p>
<p>I really just want to continue math as I was. I don’t really care much about math (I don’t really want to major in it or anything), I kinda just want to be able to show on my college app that I got a couple years ahead.</p>
<p>What exactly is Independent Study? Is that the same as self-studying a subject but you can have it as like a class period or something and maybe get credit? Anyone know?</p>
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<li>Try a different city college, in a neighboring city not too far away.</li>
<li>Online courses may or may not cost money; they should have the same cost as attendance in an actual/tradition class at that college. You could take one for free if you sign up for a community college that doesn’t charge for high schoolers; you could find a brand-name university and take one for hundreds of dollars.</li>
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<p>Calculus BC is pretty far ahead already if you’re not planning on majoring in math; alternatively, I would focus my time and energy finding and taking classes that relate to your future/declared major or that you’re interested in.</p>
<p>I don’t know much about independent study, but schools’ policies on that vary–I remember trying to ask mine if I could, over the summer, and just come back and take a test or something; they wouldn’t let me–so I would talk to your guidance counselor at school about that. If you just tell colleges you’re self-studying something on your own with no test scores or class credit to back it up, it won’t hold over too well.</p>