Hi everyone.
I’m going to be a junior in high school this fall. I normally would be taking Physics during the school year, but I took Physics I and II at Rutgers University (my state university) over the summer and got an A on all 4 classes (2 labs & 2 lectures). I am planning on going to my guidance counselor so take another class in place of Physics, but I want to have some courses in mind before I go to her. I know for a fact that the school won’t have anything they can give me, because the curriculum is preset and there are no electives I can participate in and they won’t let me sit in with the seniors. That’s why I was planning on taking a college course online, but I need recommendations/advice.
I was thinking of taking Microbiology at the UC Berkeley Extension school.(http://extension.berkeley.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=45113)
Is that a reasonable/doable course in terms of difficulty level? I need to raise my GPA for some of the programs I want to get into (BS/MD), but at the same time I want to take courses that I enjoy and show interest in medicine.
Do you guys have any other recommendations? I really enjoy science and math. I don’t know everything that is out there, so if you know something that would be great.
Also, when I go to my guidance counselor, any advice on how I should talk to her? Knowing my school there is a chance she could say no and I really don’t want to take physics again for a second time.