<p>I have taken several honors classes during my freshmen year, and have taken mostly AP classes for sophomore and junior year. My GPA is a 4.466 and I am currently #2 at my school. I really want to be valedictorian. If I were to take an extra AP class online during the summer, would that benefit me as far as ranking? If so, does it matter if I take a half-credit versus full-credit. Since I am only concerned about my ranking, does it matter how much credit I receive? The reason I ask this, is because a half-credit is HALF the price of a full credit. </p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>You should probably confirm that with your school. Some schools don’t enable students to acquire outside credits, while other schools do.</p>
<p>Sorry about that. My school does accept outside credits.</p>
<p>I would say talk to your GC. Every school has a different policy with online summer classes. They might give you credit, but not on a 5.0 scale. <Which would actually hurt your gpa (deflating your gpa) and possibly lower your rank. So ask them.</p>
<p>Well, if your school does enable you to receive outside credits, then I think that would be beneficial for your ranking. What classes do you plan on taking?</p>
<p>Why be valedictorian? Just be satisfied with your grade and EC. There’s no prestige. And do you know how underhanded it is to do that?</p>
<p>Great suggestion, but the only problem is that I already asked my GC and she didn’t really know. (She’s a horrible GC). But if my school were to accept the credit as 5.0, would it help me?</p>
<p>So should I take the half-credit AP class. I was planning on taking AP Computer Science, since our school doesn’t offer it.</p>
<p>simply? yes.</p>
<p>it is underhanded. </p>
<p>why are they ahead? did you get a B, not take as many APs?</p>
<p>Well, if you possess a genuine interest towards the class, then I recommend that you take it.</p>
<p>If your school will accept it the same as its own AP classes, then take the AP full-credit course. (if affordable) It will raise your GPA the most.</p>
<p>Be warned, however, that some schools do not weight outside GPA. Even if it’s a full-fledged college course. You may be able to remove it from your transcript afterwards if that is the case.</p>
<p>Re: underhanded, please answer the following question: Are your classmates a bunch of !@$*#(#@(s?</p>
<p>If yes, then why do you care?
If no, then you will wish you had answered yes to this question in less than two years.</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>Half credit, would have half the weight of a full credit class.Meaning it would obviously influence your GPA slightly less. At least at my school. You should double-check your calculations to ensure you’ll still be val though.</p>
<p>^^She’s clearly doing it for the GPA boost though.</p>
<p>Thank you everyone. Also, how would I calculate my gpa with the extra half-credit course. I just don’t see what the difference is between the half and full credit. By this I mean, how is it calculated differently?</p>
<p>The amount of GPA boost you get from a weighted class depends on the credits. More credit=more boost.</p>
<p>GPA here is:</p>
<p>(# of credits)(grade) + (# of credits)(grades)…etc. / (total # of credits)</p>
<p>I would recommend it. I would go ahead and take the full credit no matter the price (it just looks better) That’s what I did, and while it didn’t change my rank, it did allow me to remain competitive :)</p>
<p>Just a thought- what if <em>gasp</em> you get a B in the course? Well, now you’ve hurt your self either way.</p>
<p>Either do it for the knowledge or don’t do it at all.</p>