<p>I am going to take the Harvard online course over the summer while also working. During my senior year I will go to an internship once a week. Are these strong enough for the summer assuming that i have had ECs through my first 3 years coupled with a varsity sport.</p>
<p>It depends on which colleges you are interested in and your high school performance! I would be wary of for-credit courses because in Common App it can get confusing and they may make you apply as a transfer instead of a freshman student.</p>
<p>Could they really consider me a transfer student for taking a course between junior and senior year? It is like a pre-college course that awards credit except it is simply online instead?</p>
<p>@ooohcollege my experience is that as long as you don’t want to carry in more than a year of credit, regardless of how many you have taken, you will be considered a freshman. Aside from that general statement the disposition of any additional classes, AP, college credit earned online, placement when you do matriculate, etc will vary from college to college.</p>
<p>Don’t forget why you take challenging classes, to challenge yourself and learn. Good luck.</p>
<p>One of the colleges I did apply to @ooohcollege did require me to apply as a transfer because they didn’t allow Freshmen with advanced standing to apply as a Freshman, but like @Singersdad said, it definitely depends on the college, and they may not even accept the credit! The most important thing is that you gain something from the course and are successful in it, not really the credits. Once you get to college you will take more than enough of those : )</p>
<p>Colleges like to see leadership, initiative, and dedication, just make sure you don’t spread yourself thin!</p>
<p>@tinybiologist Do the ivy league and equivalent make you apply as a transfer if you take summer classes? I don’t believe so but correct me if I am wrong</p>
<p>@ooohcollege Nope! Most schools do have a transfer policy where it is like 4+ classes or more then you apply as a transfer (if you want to keep the credit), but Harvard, Yale, and Princeton don’t for sure. </p>
<p>alright thanks for the info. I will probably not have credit for 4 classes so I guess Im fine.</p>