Should I take online, or at school?

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<p>I posted this in the college admissions thread. . . wanted some more opinions. . .</p>

<p>So, I'm kind of in a dilemma here. I'm a rising senior, and my school doesn't offer a TON of AP courses. Our state offers a state-funded program called MOVIP that allows students to take an AP course for free if the student is enrolled in an academic lab that hour. Next year, I'm already planning on taking AP Art History online through this program.</p>

<p>My real issue comes down to calculus. My schedule didn't work out junior year, and I ultimately had to choose between honors precalc and AP Chemistry. Chemistry was my passion, so I decided to enroll in AP Chemistry, and replace honors precalc with AP Statistics. After having a meeting with my counselor, I was given permission to skip honors precalc and advance to calculus. My only qualm with calculus at my school is that it's offered only as college credit, not AP. Also, the teacher is notoriously terrible. I was thinking about enrolling in the MOVIP class because they offer AP calculus, and it's more independent. If I did this, I would have to enroll in a second academic lab. I'm worried because HPC won't show on my transcript (even though I was allowed to bypass), I'll look like I didn't challenge myself enough (even though I took AP Calc online).</p>

<p>I'm sorry if this is a really disorganized question. It's kind of hard to explain. My ultimate questions are - Should I take calculus online? Will it look bad to the ivies that I didn't have HPC on my transcript, even though I had permission to bypass it? Or should I just take it at school at audit the class?</p>

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<p>bump 10char</p>

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<p>What did your intermediate algebra[Algebra II] course cover?
Did you learn any trigonometry?
According to the College Board, successful AP Calculus students “…must be familiar with the properties of functions, the algebra of functions, and the graphs of functions. Students must also understand the language of functions (domain and range, odd and even, periodic, symmetry, zeros, intercepts, and so on) and know the values of the trigonometric functions of the numbers 0, pi/6, pi/4, pi/3, pi/2, and their multiples.”
Have you studied all of these topics? If so, take it online.</p>

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<p>Yeah, we studied trig in Honors Algebra II, and Geometry. I am well-versed in the “language of functions,” that’s why I was allowed to bypass precalc. I just don’t want to take a college credit class with a crappy teacher!</p>

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<p>Sorry, I didn’t mean to demean you in any way. Go ahead and take the online course if you are so well-prepared for calculus!</p>

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<p>Oh, it’s all good. Sorry to come off like I thought you were! I really didn’t think that. :P</p>

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<p>At school,</p>

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<p>Why do you say at school, coolbrezze?</p>

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<p>I think it should be noted that college credit is often worth more than AP credit, because some schools require you get a 4 or a 5 to get credit hours, but with college credit, they only might require a ‘C’. Some schools don’t even take AP credit.</p>

<p>Why don’t you just take the Calculus at your school and then take the AP exam?</p>