<p>I am a high school junior and I have taken Geometry Honors, Algebra 2 Honors, Pre-calculus Honors, AP stats and AP Calculus AB. My high school has no more math classes to offer me. I thoroughly enjoy math and would like to pursue it in college so i obviously want to take an advanced class senior year. What are my options and what would look the best for colleges?</p>
<p>I could either take classes at a community college, online classes, or self study. (These are the only options i am aware of) so my question to you is what option would look the best on an application? Is there any other options that i was unaware of? and what class should i study/take (calculus BC, calculus 3 etc.)</p>
<p>Thanks in advance for your responses!! (i have also posted this in other forums)</p>
<p>I’d say take community college or an online class that covers AP Calc BC material so you can take the BC Test just in case you aren’t going to Caltech (they don’t take AP credits.)</p>
<p>When I was in high school, I took classes of various subjects at the local University of California which I lived close-by to (at most UCs there’s a way for outside people to take their classes). I don’t know where you are located, but see if you can take it at a local four-year university; if not, community college is good too.</p>
<p>And it’s not that the classes you take will necessarily be more advanced or what-not than the ones other people take (no matter what you take, there will almost certainly be other candidates taking stuff much more advanced than you); but more importantly, it’s the fact that you are taking the initiative to seek out advancement outside of your normal course of education when it lacks the advancement you want, that will make you stand out.</p>
<p>Community college classes are probably the easiest and really the point is that you are pursuing science on your own time and initiative. The institution isn’t too important while in HS.</p>
<p>I agree with all the advice offered. My son took most math and science classes , as well as Latin, at the local U, which probably ranks about 1000. Still, the profs came from the best grad programs, like MIT and Princeton. Most important is to be interested in the subject matter.</p>
<p>Enroll in a community college (or even better, a university). Or, just start replacing your math classes with more science classes, assuming you haven’t used up all of those. Or, spend the time doing research with a prof. Or, spend the time working in a lab. It’s really up to what’s available to you.</p>