<p>I am finishing up my freshman year at a science, technology, engineering, and math focused high school. This year was the first year that the school has been open and we will be the first graduating class. It is a great school although there is always room for improvement. For example, my math class this year was a complete disaster. I was in Algebra 2 and because there were only freshmen, my class was placed in the back of geometry class and we only got to speak with the teacher for a few minutes each day. Now my high school is housed on my States University so they are thinking that they want to put us in a Pre-Calc class taught by a college professor. Is this a good idea? My math teacher is confident that my peers and I could handle the material, just not the pace of the class. Especially since the class would be a review for the college kids who took it as seniors. Also, my English teacher recommended me for English 101 next year at the college. I think I am capable of all this but I am concerned how this would affect my GPA. I have always gotten a 4.0 and I have my sights set on MIT, Stanford, and Harvard etc.
My school has an A B schedule where we take 4 classes one day and 4 classes the next. Currently my sophomore schedule looks like this: </p>
<p>AP Human Geography
Spanish 3
English 101
Pre-Calculus
Biomechanics of Movement
Philosophy of Science
Engineering Design
Physics</p>
<p>My school didn't offer any honors or AP freshman year so maybe the college classes would help my college application. Basically my question is should I take these college classes while trying to maintain a 4.0? Would it work with my countless extracurricular activities and hoping for a top level college? Thank you in advance for your helpful responses.</p>