<p>My school doesnt allow any of their students to take AP's until senior year. Should take an independent course for it, and if I should does anyone have any suggestions on which ones?</p>
<p>Badger the administrators until they submit. Wave around your SAT/ACT scores if you have them.</p>
<p>Petition. Speak directly with the principal.</p>
<p>Yeah, at my school, we had a similar situation, but not quite as bad. We were only allowed to take two a year. I basically told my principal that I was going to sign up for four APs a year, and if she wanted, she could take me out if I got bad grades because of it. I ended up getting all As and mostly 100s both years in my APs, so it wasn't a big deal. Just show your prinicipal/counselors that you can do it. Ask for a trial period or something. That's sort of what I did. Just don't take no for an answer. If it's a public school, you can kind of do what you want anyways if you petition to the right people.</p>
<p>That sucks. At my school I believe only freshmen aren't allowed in APs (although you almost never hear of a sophomore in one). Definitely fight it.</p>
<p>haha. at least your parents are ok with petitioning to get APs. i have to beg my parents to let me take APs. maybe ill take some independently...in secret...seriously.if i could take all the APs (except for Physics and Calculus) I would. makes my mouth water to look at AP Central.</p>
<p>I agree with the petitioning idea but there is no reason why you cannot be taking classes on the outside as well. If you're thinking about college apps, it will definitely look good for you if you explain that even though your school did not let you take advanced classes until senior year you went out and found them and took them anyway.</p>
<p>Somehow your school has to catch up with the competition. The idea that 'only seniors can take APs' went out years ago. The students in your school will be handicapped from competing for colleges and scholarships with those in schools that offer more APs through more years. If you don't get anywhere with the GC, go to the Principal, if you don't get anywhere there, go to the district. Also, check what other schools in your district as well as adjacent districts do so you're armed with data to present to them. It sometimes helps to get parents involved (assuming they support your position). The upper students can readily handle multiple APs in multiple years - they're not as difficult as some believe.</p>
<p>Calc isn't bad at all.</p>
<p>The social science APs are easy, even both econs. Calc is also easy. Don't take Physics C...either one of them.</p>
<p>Hey, thanks for all the replies. I tried to fight about it earlier in Freshman year but they said it couldn't happen because of the way the program works. For example I'm in all the honors track but like Freshman year you take Geometry Honors, Sophomore year Algebra II Honors, Junior Year Pre-Calc honors, and then senior year you choose between AP Calc or AP Stats. What I wanted to do was skip Pre-Calc and go straight to AP calc but my GC wouldnt budge. I'm thinking about taking a pre-calc course over the summer so I can skip it and go onto AP Calc. That way I will atleast have one to show. I'm also thinking of taking additional college classes at the local community college during the next two years. I'll bring up the subject again with my GC. Btw I'm going to be a sophmore this september.</p>
<p>My school only allows seniors to take APs also. I didn't even think/know about it until one of my teachers asked me to talk to him after class. He told me that he felt that I was ready to take an AP class next year and reccommended me. </p>
<p>Basically the point of that was to try to get your teacher's influence, because what they say means a lot. They were the ones that graded your papers, not your parents, and if they think you are ready then you probably are. Btw I am also going to be a sophomore this september.</p>