Online Courses Affecting GPA?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>So, here's the story. I took an online course, to skip a year of math, (I needed to pass a year to catch up for going to EPGY for this summer instead of Geometry, oops..) and I'm stuck in Geometry this year. However, for my IB 4 year plan, I need to be in Pre-calc NEXT YEAR. So, I took an algebra 2 course online, and got a passing grade; I can still skip the class and whatever, but since I'm doing that, will colleges see the grade I got in this online course? Or will they just see that I went from Geometry to Pre-Calculus?</p>

<p>[ I realize it's not so smart to skip algebra 2, since it's "such an important part of math" in the future. But otherwise I'd be skipping Precalculus or IB Calc, and I don't think that'd work. ]</p>

<p>If you didn't want to read that: Do colleges see your online course grades as well as school course grades? The online course (if it did count) killed my 4.0.</p>

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<p>I don't know. I really hope not. I took an online health course before 9th grade and got a B. That has been the only B I've ever gotten, so I'm desperately hoping that colleges aren't knit picky about online courses.</p>

<p>(Awaits other responses)</p>

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<p>Depends on where you took it. My online classes aren't even listed as online.... Most likely however, yes it will appear on your transcript, and probably it won't be designated as online.</p>

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<p>Hey don't skip Alg 2/Trig. Skip PreCalculus that is what I am doing and is the normal path if you want to skip something. PreCalculus -- at least at my school -- is just a review of Alg 2/Trig with little added on that does no Calculus in that it does not teach you Calculus skills.</p>

<p>I hope it doesn't count.</p>

<p>BTW where do you guys take online courses I am looking into BYU for Spanish III.</p>

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<p>^
In my state, Algebra II doesn't cover anywhere near what is needed for calculus. A lot of the stuff is put off until pre-cal. </p>

<p>NCVPS</p>

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<p>Oh man. =/ if they count it that's my only B ever too. I'm skipping algebra 2 because, well, if I know algebra 2, and take Pre-calculus, which is a review of Algebra2, which would be easier? I believe Algebra 2, because in Pre-cal you get the limits and I looked at those..</p>

<p>In BYU they split Algebra 2 in to 2 parts, and i got a 89% on the first part. >_<! (So close, I'll just get a 9x% on the 2nd part, I guess.)</p>

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<p>i took algebra 2 online to get ahead and i was fine...</p>

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<p>Pre-calc is the hardest year of math in high school, I believe, everyone who's taken it says so. =/</p>

<p>So I pretty much need to challenge myself with that since I'm skipping algebra 2.</p>

<p>Any other comments on grades being thrown out there? =/</p>

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<p>I failed abstract algebra at the University of Iowa, and colleges never knew I took it. Then again, neither did my high school, so maybe that was why.</p>

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<p>Who did you take Algebra II with? State provider? EPGY, FLVS? This makes the most difference.</p>

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<p>whattttt they count? that sounds dumb ! like if i take a summer course to try to skip a class if I failed it it wouldn't count..</p>

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<p>BYU. Independent study. Part 1 out of a 2 part course.</p>

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<p>bump.</p>

<p>So, it will show as a B in the first half semester of Algebra 2?</p>

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<p>It depends. I would ask for an official transcript (because I don't know if an unofficial one will give you the answer) and check it out. That way, you know whether or not you need to work harder. I wouldn't worry too much about it. 1 B won't kill you. I got 4 Bs freshmen year and am still top 10 in a very competitive IB school. Just don't worry about a B.</p>

<p>Also, I agree with you that precalc was by far the hardest math class EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>

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<p>The online courses I'm taking are going to affect my GPA (negatively actually, because I have a 4.21 weighted). =[ =[</p>