<p>hi, i have never taken a physics course, and simply don't have room for it in my high school schedule. should i take fast paced physics at CTY or at a local community college?</p>
<p>thank you so much and sorry if this is in the wrong forum (hehe)</p>
<p>My S took the Fast Paced physics course at a summer session and found it prepared him very well for taking AP Physics. I do not know if the online course would be as effective. He likes to be with other students.</p>
<p>Depends whether you want to sign up for the whole CTY experience or not.</p>
<p>My daughter took fast-paced CHEMISTRY from CTY. In my opinion, it was a waste of time and money. Because they tried to get through all of the material in a few weeks, my daughter felt that they never really had enough time to learn it thoroughly. Much of the CTY experience was designed to emphasize being away from family, hanging out with other kids, etc. This is fine, and if you are looking for a summer camp-type experience, that is fine. My daughter is very friendly and well adjusted, but she was actually primarily interested in learning chemistry during that time. They were limited to a certain small number of hours per day that they could study (she sometimes had to sneak her book into her dorm room, if she wanted to take time to more thoroughly understand a topic). She much more enjoyed taking chemistry at the local state university near our home (which was also less than a third of the cost). The quality of the teaching at CTY was not very high (I think she had a young high school chemistry teacher). I certainly do not think that if physics is similar to the chemistry that you can get the equivalent of a high school course in physics during the CTY course, but you will get some exposure to the various topics.</p>
<p>Pafather:</p>
<p>CTY experiences must vary a lot. My S also took Fast-Paced Chemistry. His instructor was a community college and AP teacher. The course prepared him well for AP-Chemistry. He had a perfect score in the NSTA post-test and scored a 5 on the AP test. He had a similar experience with the Fast-Paced Physics course, although his post-test score was not quite so high. He enjoyed both courses tremendously.</p>