<p>I took an online Pre-Calc course and got an A, but I feel like I "might have" left (I struggled . A lot) with a superficial understanding of trigonometry (which doesn't help my 1840 SAT scores). I could take AP Calc BC online starting in the fall, but I'm worried that I might end up leaving high school with a superficial grasp of math, bomb my future desired chemistry or physics major, and end up years behind. I have the option of taking a "College Precalculus" class at my community college in the fall and a "Calculus I" class at the community college in the Spring with a really good teacher, but I am concerned that it would "look bad" to colleges that I hope on applying to because I'd essentially be repeating a course I got an A in. Then again, I doubled up on/skipped a little bit of Algebra, so it's sort of like I'm rushing into the Calculus trap. The Caltech admissions officer has already told me that I can't even apply without a year of Calculus, so...</p>
<p>Advice? The AP Calc BC class is with Florida Virtual School, and it theoretically should cover everything on the AP test. I wanted to retake a proof-based Calculus class when I get to college, but I need some sort of Calculus background for Calculus-based physics. Workload-wise, I'm taking the equivalent of AP Physics B w/o high school Physics, AP Chemistry with a solid background, a philosophy class, and an online Government and online Latin class. Most people in my area only get to Pre-Calculus as seniors; while the people that start off with Geometry I as freshman get into AP Calculus AB (or BC if they take summer online classes: AB is officially a prereq, but I can bypass it).</p>