<p>There was not enough room in the calculus class at my high school so I am taking calculus for college credit at a local college. How do I put this on my common application so colleges know that I am currently taking calculus?</p>
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<p>On the Common Application, go to: EDUCATION and select COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. The first question asks:</p>
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<p>Select from the drop-down menu the number of colleges you attended, then fill in the information: Select COLLEGES TAUGHT ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS, FOR CREDIT and TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE. </p>
<p>If you send a copy of your transcript to the college, they will then know the course(s) you have taken. You can also note the fact where it asks for your HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES.</p>
<p>The issue is that I won’t have completed the class by the time the applications for some of the colleges I am applying to are due, therefore I won’t have a transcript available. The college classes section also doesn’t ask for the name of the class, so they wouldn’t know its Calculus. It could be economics for all they know.
Would I be able to put it on my high school class list, where I can give it a name?
Thanks!</p>
<p>Yes, you could note the Calculus class as part of your high school classes with an explanation saying that you’re taking the class at a college. Even though you won’t receive a transcript until the end of the term, I would still mention it in the Colleges and Universities section of the Common App as well.</p>
<p>Thanks gibby! Just one more question, where would I put my explanation, and what type of course would I list it as? The options are Honors, AP, IB, etc. but none explicitly say “college class” or anything like that. Thanks again!</p>
<p>^^ Under “Course title,” I would check the “Accelerated” box and write:</p>
<p>Calculus 101 (or whatever the name of course is), taken at local (name the school) college</p>
<p>Ok, thanks again! What kind of proof will I need to show that I am indeed taking the class without a transcript? (Its not being put on my high school transcript, I get a separate one from the college).</p>
<p>College’s trust students to tell the truth on their applications, as they can always rescind a student’s acceptance for a lie caught after the fact. (This is true for self-reporting of AP scores, as well.)</p>
<p>You should receive a transcript from the college when the fall term is over (around the first week of January). If it makes you feel better, you can then have your official transcript of your first semester sent to the colleges. It will be a little bit late, but that should not matter, as it usually takes colleges about 3 weeks to put every student’s file together and get them ready to read.</p>
<p>Ok, thank you so much!</p>