<p>I am going to be a senior, and I am very interested in taking a few electives online (related to my major). The 2 of the specific courses are not offered at my high school, and 1 of them is, but does not fit in my schedule. I know my school said they will approve AP courses not offered at the school to be part of my transcript, as do many other high schools. But do high schools do the same with regular courses? Due to an ongoing illness, I did not do very well my freshman year due to this illness (very long story), and although I have gotten very high grades the past 2 years, my GPA is not where it should be. For this reason, I need as many credits counting in my GPA as possible. </p>
<p>If the courses do not get approved by the school, the online academy will send a separate transcript to the college of my choice. Therefore, will colleges see the grades I received on my independent courses? If my GPA is a tad lower, but they see I'm doing well my senior year in my independent online courses (and of course school courses), will they consider that?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>My counselor told me to list ALL of the courses I take on the Common App, including online that were not part of my school system. The UC’s for example don’t even verify your transcript until after you are admitted and accept the offer. You can simply request your online course provider to send a copy of your transcript to the school you choose to attend.</p>
<p>GPA-wise, I know certain schools don’t even recalculate your gpa and just look at the gpa listed on your transcript (if provided). But most top schools do take into every course you take for credit. </p>
<p>But the most important thing to remember is that you have to be able to send in a mid-year report from your online provider. Most online schools, for what understand, only send in final trancripts. This may not help much if you apply ED or EA to your top choice schools, unless you’re deferred. I suggest contacting your online school administrator and asking if they can meet your accomodations. </p>
<p>It’s more likely for colleges to see the NAMES of the online courses you take than the grade you earn (or are earning). Remember, they still take academic rigor into account even in your senior year. This is a much larger factor than your interest in major. Exactly how rigorous are these courses you’re taking? Would an undergraduate student look at them and wonder, “Oh my, I would never take THOSE classes”?</p>
<p>@anepicindian thanks so much for that information.</p>
<p>I am taking CPE (slightly higher than regular College Prep but not quite honors) courses. I am taking Trigonometry/Advanced Math as a Math course, Humanities as my english course, gym/health, and AP Statistics.</p>
<p>During the fall, I signed up for AP Macroeconomics online, and plan to take AP Microeconomics in the Spring online (I think it would be too much to take both at once). My school does not offer these courses, so my chances of getting these approved are much higher since the school WILL approve AP courses they themselves do not offer.
I’m just hoping that same rule applies to regular electives also.</p>
<p>In the past, again, all my courses have been CPE (or CP to generally classify it). I have never taken honors courses in HS let alone AP my junior year; because of my medical condition, the school did not want to give me more challenging courses at such a challenging time of my life.</p>
<p>*Does deferred ultimately mean wait-listed? And if so, around when would I find out if I am accepted? I have two top schools in mind, and if I were to get in, I would almost immediately to ensure several things.</p>
<p>What state are you in? NYS colleges don’t recognize online courses. You may want to check the websites of some colleges you’re interested in to see what their policies are. </p>
<p>@austinmshauri thanks for that info, thats really good to know. I’m in NJ. The only colleges in NY I am considering would be Syracuse and SUNY at Albany.</p>