<p>Homeschool student here, going into senior year.</p>
<p>This year, I'm taking a total of 7 HS credits:</p>
<p>AP Calc AB
Econ 2301
(x)
Soci 1301
Hist 1302
Spanish II
P.E. (one+only HS credit for req)</p>
<p>the X is my question. </p>
<p>I'm thinking of either Econ 2302 or a web development class.</p>
<p>I'm applying to flagship states & 25-55 LACs with a major in Economics, minor Public Policy. If I take Econ 2302, I'll have completed the ENTIRE Economics curriculum at my Community College, and have 7-8 high school Social Studies credits (3-4 being college DE). If I take web dev, it'll give me a comp sci class that I currently lack, thus making myself look less one-dimensional, but may not look as impressive as max higher-level economics courses. </p>
<p>Opinions? Also, is a dual-credit heavy curriculum (~25 credits by graduation) suitable in lieu of an asston of APs?</p>
<p>The transferability of college courses taken while in high school and AP credits varies by university. Check each to see how useful your credits would be in placing you into more advanced courses.</p>
<p>Would the “ENTIRE Economics curriculum at [your] Community College” be just the introductory level microeconomics and macroeconomics courses? Note that some universities combine those into one course, so if you want to be sure that you won’t have to partially repeat it, you may want to take both.</p>
<p>Do you intend to go on to a PhD program in economics? If so, look for an economics department that emphasizes mathematical economics as well as good math and statistics offerings.</p>
<p>I’m worried less about the x-ferability than how the classes make me look for admissions purposes, as most nearby co-ops teach few/no AP (calc’ll be my only one), trying to compensate with dual credit.</p>
<p>It’d be three college level econ courses, but dammit, it’s three more college level courses than most high schoolers would have! lol</p>
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<p>I think a much more pressing question is how you’re going to whittle that down to a manageable (and, frankly, sane) number of colleges. That’s simply preposterous!</p>
<p>But if UCBalumnus’ concern about articulation with college doesn’t bother you, I don’t see a lot of benefit in taking yet more economics. I would encourage you to take something else.</p>
<p>I meant rank 25-55, not 25-55 of them.</p>
<p>Oh…big difference!</p>
<p>That makes a lot more sense.</p>
<p>Yeah I just figured since my first econ class was more… general in nature, that a more pointed micro course would pique college’s interests</p>