<p>Hey guys~
I'm currently looking for ways to complete seven or eight semesters of college mathematics before I graduate my senior year (I'm a freshman at the moment). I'm in the midst of finishing AP Calc BC, and I'll need to follow the standard college math progression thereafter. </p>
<p>My questions are the following:
Is Stanford's EPGY program for mathematics looked highly upon by colleges assuming you have an official transcript to submit?
How difficult is it to be accepted into the program? </p>
<p>“I’m currently looking for ways to complete seven or eight semesters of college mathematics”</p>
<p>I suggest dual enrollment at a university. It will cost less, and I don’t think colleges are impressed much by programs that cost a lot of money…they’re less selective because they admit most people who can pay.</p>
<p>Dual enrollment would not fit into my schedule, I need a course that will fit into my schedule. I can’t go afterschool because I have varsity baseball 6th period and after school. Disregarding the cost, I need something that will fit into my schedule.</p>
<p>Do you mean the online classes?
I don’t think most colleges will give you credit for those. Studying the material yourself would get you about the same result.</p>
<p>On the EPGY website, it says the courses are taught by instructors and count for 3-4 college credits depending on the course. I don’t want to self-study. I want a physical transcript from a university showing completion of the courses by the time I apply for college.
Completion of the courses comes with a Stanford approved transcript showing completion.</p>
<p>In the end, completing Stanford EPGY just shows schools you have money. That’s really it. It’s not very prestigious in that only wealthy kids can go.</p>
<p>If I understand this thread correctly, the original question is about the online EPGY program during the school year, while some of the responses are referring to the summer EPGY on-site program. The responses mention the cost of the program because some people think that summer programs are more prestigious if you don’t have to pay for them.</p>
<p>You are a real math machine if you want to take 8 college math courses before you finish high school. I don’t know if colleges would give you any credit for the courses, but doubtless you could take placement tests so that you wouldn’t have to repeat the courses in college. I rather doubt if colleges would care where you take the courses.</p>
<p>Yes, I’m not referring to the summer program, I’m referring to the actual college classes offered online.
I just want to know how colleges would look upon the completion of these courses. </p>
<p>I’m also quite interested in any thought’s on OP’s dilemma. I myself am in the similar position of having completed the math curriculum at my school, and I’ve been considering taking EPGY courses primarily for college admissions benefit.</p>
<p>Well how would a college view it if I substituted an EPGY course in for one of my periods?
Like if I came to school a period late, but used the first period to do the EPGY courses?
I’m only suggesting this because I’ll have an open slot for mathematics anyways.</p>
<p>I would suggest taking the EPGY math outside of school if you want and using all your class periods to fulfill your high school graduation requirements in other subjects. Then you can take whatever you want senior year. A full schedule at an actual college wouldn’t create a scheduling problem.</p>
<p>I don’t have anything worthwhile to put in place of my math period though, so why not use that time to complete the EPGY courses?
Would a college understand that?
& what do you mean a full schedule at a college wouldn’t create a scheduling conflict?</p>
<p>Stanford especially will give you credit for going to their program. Is this one of your college choices? Then you should really try to enroll in the online classes if possible. </p>
<p>Do you have a college nearby high school? There’s a freshman at my high school who’s taking College Stats at nearby college.</p>
<p>“Do you think a college would understand if I shortened my high school schedule to complete EPGY courses?”</p>
<p>I don’t know. I’d recommend contacting the colleges in question. However, unless you can actually get high school credit for them, your class rank would probably drop as a result because you’d have fewer credits. If your school weights GPA, those probably wouldn’t be weighted. </p>
<p>“The closest college is about 20-25 minutes away, so I don’t know how I’d be able to dual enroll.”
“what do you mean a full schedule at a college wouldn’t create a scheduling conflict?”</p>
<p>I’m going to be dual-enrolled at a college about 2 hours away. I’m scheduling my senior-year classes so I only have to drive there a couple times a week.
I mean that you wouldn’t have to go to your high school for classes at all. You could go to the college when you had classes - which will probably not be every day - and stay at home the other days. That’s the beauty of dual enrollment. It’s difficult when you have high school classes at the same time as college classes because of all the running back and forth.</p>
<p>The difficulty of dual enrollment depends on your state, though. In Ohio where I live it’s free at any college in the state if you go to a public high school and the classes occur during the school year.</p>
<p>Can you elaborate a little more on the dual enrollment?
How would I get my high school credits if I didn’t go to high school whatsoever?
Are most college courses in the morning or after school?
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