<p>Hi Guys, I'm a freshman in HS and lately, my favorite subject has become math and bio, albeit is used to be English (Slight preference for math over bio). I'm in all honors courses, and plan on taking the most AP's and electives possible over the course of high sschool. However, one mistake which I enormously regret is not taking the Math 9 advanced class in 8th grade. Now I'm learning algebra which is very easy, but I hear from my fellow peers in advanced math (geometry; they took algebra regents already), that geometry isn't too much of a challenge. I wish I was in that accelerated course, but I recently heard of a possibilty of learning geometry during the summer (3 hours a day), and then taking the Regents in August. Is this possible (assuming my school will give credit) from a state/legal point of view? Will I be able to take the Regents in August? How hard can it be to teach myself Geometry in 50 days? Is it worthwhile? If so, how can I teach myself (which books, what topics etc.) Please, I need counsel, and I beg of you not to poke fun, this is a serious question.</p>
<p>I don’t know anything about how to get credit, but I can think of five places to learn the info. [ul][<em>]Aleks.com is cheap and requires no contract. It is also not very rich, but maybe if you’re trying to replace a class that isn’t very good it would be good enough. My son (who was accepted EA to Caltech) learned most of his Geometry from Aleks. [</em>]Another option is Art of Problem Solving. They offer several classes at a time - I don’t know when they next offer Geometry (or what level it is) but check it out. It isn’t very expensive. [<em>]The third is EPGY. This is pretty expensive, and people either love it or hate it. [</em>]The fourth is just to get hold of a textbook used by the school - maybe one the school wants to throw away or maybe from Ebay - and teach yourself from that.[li] The fifth option is whatever you’re talking about that offers it for three hours a day. That might be the easiest to get credit with if it’s set up for gaining credit for the class.[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Since you’re good at math, I’d think you’d be able to handle the class. I can’t see that there could be any problem from a legal standpoint - if the school gives credit then that’s that! Talk to your principal and see what he/she has to suggest.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>