<p>K12: High School Course List</p>
<p>I am planning out my 10th grade schedule and wondering if i can take some of these over the summer and such</p>
<p>im sorry heres the link
[K12:</a> High School Course List](<a href=“http://www.k12.com/courses/high-school-courses/high-school-course-list/]K12:”>http://www.k12.com/courses/high-school-courses/high-school-course-list/)</p>
<p>…Wait, what?</p>
<p>like would top colleges see these online courses as the same as taking them in high school? I am thinking of taking some easy ap’s using that method.</p>
<p>Well taking additional classes online shows that you are challenging yourself, which colleges like to see. But that’s if you have a solid core schedule at school and you are taking additional challenging classes online. It’ll look bad if your in-school schedule is a lot weaker than what you are taking online, unless of course if your school doesn’t offer tougher classes</p>
<p>"if i can take some of these over the summer and such "</p>
<p>No, that would be a terrible idea. AdComs want you to take the most challenging courses you can during school (if this means transferring to your county magnet/sci tech/etc. then do that) … during the summer they want you to grow as a person, … volunteer, travel, do research, read, write, do music,
If you can take a “sanctioned” course at your school that will enable you to advance to a higher level …(such as taking pre-cal during the summer so you can take AP CalBC in the fall) then that might be a good thing … good luck …</p>
<p>Actually, I took classes at universities over my summers (UChicago and Harvard) and did very little else, so it’s a possible route to take. But I only did that because I didn’t find out about other awesome opportunities (like RSI and TASP), and got rejected from the rest (NASA INSPIRE). So. Do the things plumazul suggested.</p>
<p>Also, why is this in the Harvard University thread?</p>
<p>Online courses are fine. One of my kids took two online AP courses, because the teaching in her school was subpar, and she wanted to learn something. She is a sophomore at Harvard now. But beware: online AP courses are harder than most in-class AP Courses, in some ways. The course material is always finished in online courses, for one thing (you now how US History teachers never get past WWII, well that does not happen in an online course). The tests are based on the AP exams, but we suspect the tests have a high proportion of questions that people get wrong on the AP exams: your grades can be lower than they might be in class. And discussion/participation/projects/quizzes can help grades in class, while the emphasis online is tests.</p>
<p>My daughter did not care about grades or GPA but wanted to actually learn something. Her GPA dipped, I’m sure, but she developed a real interest in history, because the course was actually pretty good.</p>
<p>Our school has joined Virtual High School, and many high schools are now using online schools for enrichment, or to offer AP classes they can’t afford to offer. You generally should be able to get credit at your high school from an accredited online course: ask your guidance office and principal, and get it in writing before paying. They can sign a form provided by the online schools.</p>