<p>I shall start with this: I suck when it comes to online forums so I apologize in advance if this should belong in another topic/discussion. </p>
<p>Anyways, I shall start with saying I am a high school Junior at the moment. When it comes to applying to colleges, will my application be enhanced in any way for having taken several extra classes over the summer? </p>
<p>Like almost all High Schools there are the mandatory classes to graduate. I have taken the mandatory Health class online so that way I could fit in an AP class I was interested in during my actual school day. This upcomming summer I am looking to take two more mandatory classes (Econ and P.E.) over the summer so I can take 2 more AP classes I am interested in. </p>
<p>So in a nutshell, is the simple fact that I am graduating with more credits than my peers make me stand out a little more or is it just a waste of effort/time/money. (it's a whopping $250 a class!) Thanks!</p>
<p>I mean, the fact that you’re graduating with more credits wouldn’t set you apart so much as taking a more rigorous course load senior year which is never a bad thing. While this is a good thing, if you could do something on the level of research/internship of some sort, that would set you apart better than taking two summer relatively easy summer courses to create room for 2 more APs senior year. Just something to thing about as you plan for summer.</p>
<p>If you are taking classes over the summer to make room for classes you care about, that’s fine. It doesn’t set you apart particularly and it doesn’t hurt. Almost every good student in our school district takes Health over the summer to make room for AP classes, so it would not set you apart or be unusual here. </p>
<p>As dblazer says, do it because you care about the AP classes and find something to do over the summer that reflects your interests. That is what will set you apart rather than just having taken a class or two to get some requirements out of the way.</p>