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Hi all,
I got rejected from my school’s AP Calc AB and AP Physics classes, so I decided to try the classes on edX. I think I am doing fairly well in them. Since I have regular Calc and Physics on my transcript (my school doesn’t honor online courses/college courses unless they don’t offer those courses), would it be of any use to put in the Additional Information section of the Common App that I am taking 2 edX courses? (Not paying for the verified certificate). Or is BYU Independent Study better?

Thanks.

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It doesn’t matter if it’s EdX or BYU, or anyone else. Just indicate that you have done the classes in the additional info section. It demonstrates additional motivation and interest in the subjects. And sign up to take the AP tests, by the way, so you can get college credit if you do well. You’ll need to find out when the deadline is for the sign-up since you aren’t in those classes and won’t be automatically signed up by your school to take the test.