<p>Okay, what if you have an Honors Physics course that you really would like to take and would like to learn stuff in it but that the teacher absolutely doesn't teach? What if it is very hard for you to get a good grade in because you need to self study a lot and a lot of the tests given are not curved and excessively hard? Should I take this course at their highschool and risk having little instruction from the teacher, not to metion a bad grade, or should I take it at a community college?? </p>
<p>If there is a course in your school that is extremely rigorous, will the admissions counselor notify the colleges about this? I mean, it would be unfair if you took, lets say for example, AP stats, and had the hardest teacher in the whole world and therefore making you get a mediocre grade. And since AP stats isn't really viewed as a hard AP class, you might not even get much recognition for it. So how exactly does this work out? Thanks for your advice/replies! =]</p>
<p>You think you'd get better teaching at your CC? Don't bother...instead, take the physics class at school, and get a private tutor. That is, if you can afford one.</p>
<p>2nd problem: I know for a fact that my school tells colleges that AP Bio is the hardest class by far...Only 12 people take it (strict requirements-and of course, its rep as hardest class)...Because how else can you explain a grade of 68 from an otherwise 98+ student?</p>
<p>that's my class this year, although it was not quite as drastic as dropping down to 68 from a 98. instead, too many people signed up for AP Bio, so it was split into two classes. one class had a great teacher. they did fine. my class had an atrocity of a teacher. didn't teach anything, didn't know anything. gave ridiculous tests. people were getting Cs, and we all had to self-learn everything. half the class ended up dropping out. (so they made the requirement stricter next year, instead of realizing that the teacher was the one who was failing at life) meanwhile the other class had As.</p>
<p>the other teacher has taught AP Bio before too, and most of his kids get 5s on the AP.</p>
<p>but if your school tells colleges that AP Bio is the hardest class, and it indeed is, then if you get a good grade, it will only be looked on so much the higher. on the other hand, if your grade isn't that good, then it is definitely a rigorous course, yeah? it's not really a problem, the way i see it. you should take the class. at the very least it will show colleges you're taking demanding courses.</p>