<p>I have the choice between two high schools. Your normal traditional high school and a high school/college school, the lowest grade you can get in that school is a B. The issue with the highschool/college is that I scored low on the math placement test. I will have to go back and take Pre-Algebra-Algebra-Intermediate Algebra-College Algebra. I'm worried that would hurt my transcripts. I'm not sure what to do
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<p>Highly selective colleges prefer to see a full mathematics sequence – Algebra, Geometry, Algebra/Trig, Pre-Calc, and Calculus – on applicants’ transcripts, but that’s not an absolute rule. If your interests run to the humanities or social sciences and your out-of-school pursuits strongly corroborate those interests, lacking a full math sequence through Calculus may not be a problem.</p>
<p>What sort of “high school/college school” bars grades below a B?</p>
<p>It’s a charter school that is a part of the local community college. I’ll have 7 college semesters. It will only take me 4 semesters to catch up but it still irks me that it would be on my transcript</p>
<p>I’m not really following you. But you should know that if you have amassed too many college credits while in high school, you may not be eligible to matriculate at certain colleges. Also, if your high school does not allow grades below a B, colleges looking at the GPA spread on your high school profile will know that your school practices massive grade inflation, something that’s not helpful to applicants.</p>
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<p>? Time to call the regional accrediting board. But nevermind that, how old are you again?</p>
<p>I’m 14 years old. I’m not sure why they have rules like that. They said they don’t want the high school kids running wild and just slacking off which would make the college upset</p>
<p>It sounds like you’d be opening a can of worms up if you joined this new school. My opinion is that unless your regular school is absolutely horrible, stick with it. However, it is of course up to you.</p>
<p>Best of luck</p>
<p>Go to your regular school… charter schools with untested curriculum are always iffy, especially when the lowest grade is a B. </p>
<p>If your regular school offers enough AP classes, Calculus, and friendly kids, it’s never a bad choice.</p>