<p>I am a high school student who is anticipating to take a class during the summer. The class I am most interested in is Math 72(equivalent to Calculus BC) since I know when I get into a college/University after high school math will be much tougher there so I really want to take the advantage of taking it at a CC before I graduate so I can get college credit. I AM not looking for high school credit. So, I talked to my counselor a long time ago and she said you can't take it because it's offered at our school. Is this true, because I want to take it and I know my cousin took it at a CC a few years ago.</p>
<p>I really would like to hear positive responses because I honestly want to take this class and take advantage of the privileges high school students get when taking a class!</p>
<p>PLEASE NO COMMENTS LIKE THIS: "First off, the class is not necessarily easier than those offered at the college/University you want to go to."</p>
<p>Thanks.,</p>
<p>If you want to take a calculus course at a local college, there is nothing to stop you. I took calculus at a local college the summer after my junior year. It was helpful. Your counselor can’t stop you from taking it. You don’t even have to tell anybody at school that you are taking it. If you mention it on your college apps, that will probably look good. You may want to take it over again at the college where you finally matriculate because every college teaches the calc sequence a little different.</p>
<p>I took three semesters of Calc (my high school didn’t bother teaching any calc courses) at a local university while I was in high school and I feel that this was a very positive experience. I arrived at college with all of my math requirements done, 12 credits of A and a leg up in registering for classes (the more credits you had, the earlier you got to register for classes). Even if you don’t get credit from your high school, I think you should go ahead and do this. Also, switch counselors.</p>
<p>Yeah I just want it for college credit but the problem is my counselor may just say sorry you can’t take it since we offer it at our school. I don’t understand why not because 1.) My cousin did that a few years ago (Maybe something changed now?; CAlifornia?) 2.) I am not going to take a course next year that will be the next course in the calculus spectrum, but rather stats, which only requires pre/calc or Calc AB, which I am taking right now at my school. 3.)</p>
<p>You need to find out what the requirements are for enrollment at the community college. Sometimes, the community college requires a letter from the HS principal or guidance counselor before allowing you to enroll in classes while you are still in HS. I have never heard of a community college requiring formal permission from a HS to allow a student to enroll in any particular class (rather than just a general permission to take classes period), but that may be a regulation that your local community college has.</p>
<p>As to why on earth your guidance counselor would refuse to sign off on a particular class that you aren’t going to use for HS credit, well I have no idea. Has your mom or dad called and asked why your counselor won’t let you do this? This may be something that you need a bit of heavier artillery for.</p>
<p>Wishing you all the best.</p>
<p>Some colleges, especially many of the very selective private ones, do not give ANY credit for college classes that were taken prior to your college matriculation, even if you received no credit from your high school for the class. So, depending on where you ultimately enroll, you may or may not get credit for a CC summer course. </p>
<p>So, if you’re not yet sure of your final target-college list (and it’s awfully early to be sure), then do be aware that you might benefit from the summer class, but you may not necessarily earn college credit.</p>
<p>Happy the requirement to sign up a class is to fill up a r-40 form and get it signed by the principal, however, when I went to my counselor she asked the assistant principal and she told her that I can’t take it because it is offered at our school. I don’t see how they justify that reason for not letting me or maybe others not go. Is there a way I can by-pass this?</p>
<p>Are there any other colleges near your home that do not require a sign-off from the HS? I don’t think 4-year colleges would require a sign-off.</p>
<p>a. What you do during summer is your business, not the high school’s.</p>
<p>b. Although it is not what you want to hear, taking one more academic course in summer shows a lack of creativity and well rounded-ness. College like to see students doing other things.</p>
<p>Indianjatt -</p>
<p>It is time to have your mom call the school and ask for a formal written explanation that cites the specific school board policy governing summer coursework at community colleges. She has to be very curious about the assistant principal’s decision, and very firm in her request for the formal written statement. Not an evil pest, but a slow, calm drip of water that will wear these folks down. </p>
<p>It is entirely possible that your school district has some such wierdo policy. I’ve never heard of this before, but it is possible. If indeed the assistant principal was “confused” about the policy, she needs to be given an opportunity to say so, and reverse her decision with grace. Sometimes it also helps to get clear to the principal of the school in order to have policies “clarified”. That person may be able to sign off when the assistant couldn’t or wouldn’t.</p>
<p>Toadstool, actually that may not be true. Colleges actually like to see that you take the initiative to take a college class while doing others things during the summer such as an internship at a government officials office and what not. Happ, I think I will try to ask my ASS Principal why I can’t take it and what is the policy behind that, but I don’t want to hurt my relationship with anyone.</p>