Best On-Line Classes for AP Computer Science and AP Statistics?

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<p>Hi all,
First time posting, but I'm a long time lurker who really appreciates CC for all the great advice! My son is a rising senior and we've just found out that his high school has cancelled his fall AP Computer Science A class and his spring AP Statistics class. (It's a small, private, fairly rigorous high school with a solid reputation but they just didn't get the enrollment in these two classes to justify offering them in the current economic environment.)</p>

<p>The ds could really benefit from these two subjects, so I'm researching on-line classes. (The high school's modified block schedule makes it pretty much impossible to zip over to the local cc and take a class.) So, the Dean of Academics will allow the ds to self-study/take an on-line class during a study hall period. I've found all sorts of options (local cc on-line classes, MIT OpenCourseWare, Stanford EPGY On-line High School, etc.). If you were in our shoes, what would you do? Any favorite on-line classes for these two subjects? Any personal experience to share? TIA!!!!</p>

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<p>well it depends. If you live in Florida then you can do florida virtual school</p>

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<p>We’re not in Florida but I’ll check it out. </p>

<p>Sorry about the double post of this thread. No idea how that happened.</p>

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<p>There is a website I came across called EIMacs ([eIMACS:</a> Home](<a href=“http://www.eimacs.com/]eIMACS:”>http://www.eimacs.com/)), which teaches AP computer science. Also, per above, Florida Virtual School sounds nice.</p>

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<p>I agree with pow3rbook (and had a sneaking suspicion that he would post here). FLVS has the best online classes that you will find anywhere. However, the maturity level is a bit low.</p>

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<p>[AP</a> Computer Science Online Course by HSCompSci.com](<a href=“http://course.hscompsci.com%5DAP”>http://course.hscompsci.com) looks pretty good. They use a cool graphics based approach that uses the objectdraw library.</p>

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<p>Well, if all else fails, both subjects are relatively easy to pick up through self-studying given enough motivation. Programming is one of those things some people learn for fun, and Stats is something a lot of people (at my school) have studied on their own.</p>

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<p>If you’re are planning on Florida Virtual School you should hurry. With budget cuts there are threats of canceling “elective” classes (like AP Computer Science A) from Florida Virtual School. I have taken three classes with Florida Virtual School, none of them AP. However, I would still recommend it. Also, in Florida both AP Stats and AP Computer Sci are considered year long courses (you can still do it in a semester though. I finished 11 weeks worth of work in 2 weeks, during summer, for my 2nd semester of Physics Honors). Also, be prepared to read things over because one of my friends took Algebra 2 on FLVS and she said that the way math was presented was very confusing.</p>

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<p>^ That was old dude. It’s not going to happen anymore, at least not for this school year.</p>

<p>I also took AP Comp Sci with FLVS, and it was an amazing course. I got a 5 and an A, and I highly recommend it. Since you’re OOS, you have to pay about $400, but it is definitely worth it.</p>

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<p>Anybody know about the Stanford EPGY courses?</p>

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<p>I took the Apex course for AP Statisitics and I really liked it. It was very thorough and had a good review section for the ap exam. Also, the MC quizzes and the unit tests were very representative of the types of questions you would encounter on the ap exam.</p>

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<p>Don’t do FLVS, its sooooooo expensive, like 700+$ for one class.</p>

<p>buy a book that teaches the material and then a review book. Best route to go.</p>

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<p>killer2021 - FLVS is not that expensive. Also, the course quality is phenomenal. And perhaps the original poster would like a nice, weighted grade for his hard work.</p>

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I am debating between these sites to do AP Computer Science A : https://www.eimacs.com/ , FLVS and CTY ( John Hopkins ) …some of the above posts are old discussions. I am wondering if anyone has any comment from their recent experience through any of these sites ? A self paced online course will be better for me, looking at my next year school schedule. Appreciate any advice/tips