<p>Recently, I thought this up to increase my shot for admissions in the future. Not only that, but I honestly want to pursue and gain more knowledge in subjects I'm interested in. Most of high school is boring for me and doesn't keep me interested enough. I want to expand..so here's my plan.
I need to take one art supplement to fulfill my art credits. I will do this by taking ceramics in summer school this year. After that, my health and art credits will be taken care of.
Next, I want to get rid of semi-unnecessary classes, thereby taking Spanish 3 over an online course at OCC (Orange Coast College).
This will leave me with 4 classes to take during the school year: AP Lit, AP US, AP ES, & Trig/Pre-Calc. AP ES will be my zero and I'll get out at 11:20/3 period every day. I'm interested in AP Psych. My school offers it so if my summer goes according to plan, I will add this to my schedule. BUT, I was thinking of taking Psych at OCC or even UCI since it is closer to me.
Also, I'm def interested in taking intro to biz classes at OCC or UCI if it is possible. Business is my passion and I do have a future with it, so would these classes give me a boost for admissions? It's showing my passion after all since my high school doesn't have anything to curb my appetite for biz.</p>
<p>This is a raw plan I thought of today, but I need your help. Give me your input cause I could use the guidance. (P.S., my counselors know nothing. I know more from reading from CC) So I'm depending on you :]</p>
<p>I’m just a mom who serves on the Dual Enrollment Committee at our local HS, not a GC, but for what it’s worth:</p>
<p>I would be CERTAIN that you stay on the “good side” of your guidance counselor/s. While they may be not as informed in the process as you would like, you will still need them to fill out a recommendation (or as in our case MANY recommendations) for you in the future. A good rec. beats a mediocre one any day.</p>
<p>Also, depending on where you want to go to college, spend some time (and money) reading a few good books on the college admissions process if your guidance counselors don’t have those resources available to you.</p>
<p>The plan you have set forth sounds good and does demonstrate ambition and love of learning. I was uncertain from your post if the ceramics class you want to take is part of your school district plan or not–if the school district has some sort of summer classes. If so, there will be no problem with the school district accepting the credits. If, however, the classes you plan to take this summer are not, I would suggest you talk to the guidance dept. and be certain that the school district can accept these credits and that they will count toward graduation. Make sense?</p>
<p>At very least, dual enrollment classes can benefit you simply from a love of learning standpoint. Do well in them, and it can be a boost to your college app. as well. An additional thing to consider is that if your state and/or school district is like ours, there is some state grant money that the district receives that is set aside to help students with the cost of tuition, labs and books. While it may not cover all of the expenses, any assistance is better than none…and in our state; it is not dependent upon financial need.</p>
<p>Thanks for your response. I’m on the good side of my counselor. I wasn’t pertaining to the fact that she is incapable to help me and we’re holding a grudge, more like I’ve read my share of college admissions books and done my research which surpasses her knowledge in the overall area of college.</p>
<p>Anyways, I’m doing this to give me an extra boost, but also achieve a higher standard of learning and pursue my interests. Does DE make a difference? And is taking AP Psych at my high school comparable to that of at OCC? Commuting is a factor, so I want to know if it’s worth it.</p>
<p>My school does not offer APs. Because not all schools will accept your transfer credit, I am taking the equivalent AP exams where available. </p>
<p>College/AP-wise I took: AP Art History, AP Physics B, AP Calculus BC, SPA 111, SPA 112, SPA 211, SPA 212 Freshman/sophomore year online</p>
<p>By the time I finish high school I’ll have over 60 hours of credit. I called my state’s flagship and they said the preferred APs to DE courses, which is stupid because they require like a 5 for the same credit a C in the same college course would get you.</p>
<p>Anyway, I’m considering the DE courses my toughest courseload available and will take only 2 more AP classes in the rest of my high school career, but like 11 AP exams in total.</p>