<p>I ordered K12 Calculus for my son, but am experiencing nothing but frustration and the course hasn't even started yet. He just waited almost 30 minutes for some type of "Academic Integrity" workshop that he is required to take. Long story short, it wasn't available when it was listed to be viewed. I am concerned about how this course is going to work based on the many "errors" we already experienced. I am thinking of jumping ship and going with Thinkwell for calculus. Can anyone tell me if we should stay with K12 or go with Thinkwell based on your experiences. At this point, I should still be able to get a refund from K12.</p>
<p>First of all, how old is your son?</p>
<p>I don’t know anything about K12 OR Thinkwell, but have you considered having him take it at a local college, university, or community college? Lots of homeschoolers do that. As long as he is dual-enrolled with your homeschool classes, it won’t hurt college admissions. It can certainly help by showing that he can work with others, and that other people than his parents have seen his abilities.</p>
<p>cyankat, my son is 16 & in 11th grade. </p>
<p>I did make the decision to go with Thinkwell because I needed to decide before Wed. in order to get a full refund. I think this program should work well for him - at least I am hoping! 
GeekMom, I guess this is something that I should consider for him. I have hesitated doing so just because we live in a rural area and it would take him 45 min. to drive (each way). I just hate to see him waste an hour and a half each day – but perhaps it’s not a waste. He has taken several AP classes through PAHomeschoolers so he has had other people grading him, however I don’t know if that carries as much weight with admissions. Furthermore, I am not certain if he took calc at Community College does it transfer as widely and readily as Calc BC to most colleges/universities. At this point he’s not completely certain on what and where he wants to study.</p>
<p>He could always take the AP test afterwards like my son did! It’s true that many colleges prefer AP tests to CC classes. It may also be true that some schools prefer CC classes to AP, but I don’t know. It’s certainly true that they like to see evidence of ability to work with others, but if he’s doing non-solitary ECs that would help too.</p>
<p>Community college was great for my son, and I can’t recommend it highly enough. But that depends on the CC.</p>
<p>Thanks GeekMom, I think I am going to bite the bullet and have him take at least one class at CC next year (we are already well underway with everything -except Calc which I just paid for lol)! I think it could be good for my son as well. Thanks for the recommendation!</p>