<p>I am a highschooler and I have the option of taking either AP's or CC's next year. I would be taking AP Calculus BC and AP Physics B. However, I was wondering if it would be beneficial to me to take classes equivalent to these at my local junior college.
I have been told that taking college classes as a highschooler looks good to universities. So my questions are:
Would it be beneficial to take college courses instead of AP's?
Are there college courses that match the curriculum and rigor of AP's of the same subject?
And if the above question is true... if I were to quit a CC course, is it possible to go into the AP class?</p>
<p>Any help or advice is appreciated! :)</p>
<p>I would say do it if it’s affordable enough for you (my local CC is only $80/credit hour, so a class or two isn’t a big deal) AND if the professor is better than the teacher (check rate my professors). Trust me, a professor who can’t teach is awful (I have one right now) and you don’t want a bad grade from a terrible professor to screw up chances in getting into a good college.</p>
<p>Calc BC at your high school is probably more intensive than Calc 1 and 2 at a community college UNLESS they have multiple levels of calc (which a few community colleges do), in which case the highest is probably a better class than your BC class. I’m not sure how AP Physics B will compare to General Physics at a CC, but if you’re planning on Engineering/Hard Science see if you can take Analytical Physics (or whatever they call it, some Calc-based Physics) at your CC if you don’t have Physics C at your High School.</p>