<p>My son is a freshman in a strong large midwest public high school. Early on he advanced 4 years in math. He is currently taking BC Calculus and finished with an A+ first semester and had a perfect score on the University admistered final exam.(ACT of 35 as an 8th grader) In school options next year are not ideal. He can take AP Stats in school but also wants to take something else mathwise bc he knows stats will be easy)We are trying to determine what on line option (multivariable calc and linear algebra etc.) would be the best for him in terms of preparation and recognition of a valid program by top colleges when he applies for engineering programs. Any experience by recent grads who took individual on line classes esp from Stanford on line, MIT Harvard etc. would be especially appreciated in terms of college admissions perceptions. He will definitely be applying to Stanford so anyone who may have insight as to how Stanford or other top math/science/engineering schools expect highschool students continue their years if they have exhausted their math. We are willing to take cost out of the equation</p>
<p>I have friends who say Stanford EPGY is good. You might want to look into that</p>
<p>Perhaps consider a local university as well as on line options. My D is taking a UC Calc class after exhausting Calc BC and AP stats. The in person experience is rewarding (although she drives there and your son probably doesn’t have his license yet).</p>
<p>Also, look at ECs such as Intel’s ISEF (which allows all HS students to enter) or GOOGLE’s science competitions where he can really display his talent.</p>
<p>Good luck, the future will be interesting.</p>
<p>My son (who is now in his third year at Stanford) was also in the same boat. He took math classes for 3 years from Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth. It worked for him!</p>
<p>momomom
I have heard good things about the Johns Hopkins on line program. Wondered if you had looked at the Stanford on line program before choosing Johns Hopkins. (Used to be called EPGY) It is part of the precollegiate program but is not affiliated with Stanford in any way. Was there a contact person with his program who he could email or call if he had questions or concerns? Did his highschool allow him credit and incorporate the grade into his gpa? Did he take a profiency test once he arrived at Stanford to identify his math placement?</p>
<p>My son did the EPGY program in his younger years but we replaced it with CTY as he hit high school. I don’t know much about the Stanford program at this point, but CTY worked out well for us through high school. He completed Calc BC as a freshman, so then he took classes through CTY: linear algebra, MV Calc and Diff Eqs online as well as AP Physics C through VHS. He always had a teacher through CTY and whiteboard sessions. The courses are very thorough. He had no problem transitioning to math classes at Stanford. The classes were not added to his GPA at our HS, rather we submitted separate material to colleges to show his online work. He also got recommendations from his teacher at Johns Hopkins. Good luck! You can PM me if you have more questions. It is not easy!</p>
<p>momomom
Thank you for responding back. Since I am new to college board, I apparently need 15 posts before I can pm which I entend to do with you soon. In the meantime I wondered if the grading seemed harder than AP BC calc once he entered the CTY college level math courses. Also how do you submit separate material showing his on line classes on his college application? Since it is so hard to get into Stanford, and so many smart students apply, what do you think helped your son stand out? Did he apply early action?</p>
<p>Btw your information regarding CTY was very helpful. My husband spoke with someone very involved with the math portion and was impressed with him and the program. We are leaning toward this option now, but would like to clear it through our highschool in terms of the grading and proctoring part.</p>
<p>My son is doing Calc BC though CTY right now. Our HS so far will not recognize his CTY work (including Honors Pre-Calc) though his GC is suggesting that the Math Dept head may allow it after the AP test. However, CTY provides a separate official transcript that you will be able to send to colleges.<br>
FYI, the tests do not need to be proctored by your school (unless that is your HS school’s requirement to add it to his transcript). Parents are allowed to proctor exams.</p>