Switching Schools?

<p>My junior year schedule has 5 APs. And my school in total has 8. </p>

<p>Basically what I'm saying that in those last 3 classes, the only ones I can take are AP Calc BC and AP Lang.. Meaning I won't have a science class or a history/gov't class for 2013-4 (because I really don't want to take normal gov't..).</p>

<p>I haven't talked to my parents about this, but when I first moved here they wanted me to get to a high school out of the city (since we live close to the border). I declined because I didn't want to drive 30 minutes everyday and because I wanted to know people in my city. But now, since my AP choices for senior year are like 2.. I kinda want to go there (They have like 23 APs O_O)</p>

<p>Is it a good idea? Starting new senior year at a new school? Or should I stay and basically suck it up. My dream school is an Ivy League...</p>

<p>Ack.. This is too brain-killing.. I'm going to sleep.</p>

<p>The number of AP classes isn’t the only determining factor in whether or not a school is good. My school, for example, offers 15+ AP classes, but roughly 90% of all students who take any given AP exam score a 1 or 2, so I’d hardly call my AP program good.</p>

<p>You can look into taking dual-enrollment courses at a local college or university. Online AP classes are also an option.</p>

<p>If u stay at ur current school it won’t look as bad if u have a small number of APs bc colleges will understand that ur school offers little. And if u self-study one or two it looks really great.</p>

<p>So my advice is stay at ur current school</p>

<p>Regardless of whether the Ivy League admissions officers will weigh the fact that your school does not offer many APs, I don’t think a lower amount of APs on your transcript will be able to compete with the kids applying with like 10+. If you can manage all of the other achievements that are essentially required to compete for spots at Ivies, or most top 20 schools, for that matter, I would say make the switch.</p>

<p>I did look into online school, but they all cost a lot of money and my parents don’t want to pay for a private education when I have a public one 30 minute away. My current school is known to fail at AP science classes, so I’m definitely self studying AP Environ and AP Bio along with taking the classes. Dual enrollment is definitely an option I’ll look into. </p>

<p>Thanks for all the posts guys!</p>

<p>Colleges measure you against your school. If you stay where you are and self study or take DE classes, that will look good. I wouldn’t switch for senior year.</p>

<p>Whats DE classes?</p>

<p>Also since I don’t have many AP Classes, would it look good to take a part time school and do a lot of self studying?</p>

<p>DE is Dual Enrollment, taking college classes while you are in high school. I wouldn’t go part-time to school just for self studying. Part-time doesn’t look good. It might be better to fill your schedule with the best offerings at your school and then add on what you want.</p>

<p>Hm. Pretty good idea. </p>

<p>Thanks mmprl1997, now so you are advising me to stay at my current school?</p>

<p>I might add that (depending on where you are) quite a few states do fund public online schools. Or you can just take it for one or two courses that you feel are especially needed- for credit if they’ll let you, or to make self-studying easier.</p>

<p>Would you want to switch schools for your senior year? I know I wouldn’t. I also wouldn’t want to be 30 minutes away from my school. That’s not very convenient. Is there a nearby college where you can take a class or two? Colleges are not looking at the number of AP classes you took, they are looking to see if your schedule was challenging for what your school had to offer.</p>

<p>My school isn’t challenging and my parents don’t want me to go to a college to learn because of transportation issues. And I wouldn’t mind the transfer in senior yr. I never really liked my hs. </p>

<p>OKay so yes or no?</p>

<p>Okay I just want to say, I’m really freakin scared. I absolutely need guidance b/c I ask a lot of questions. People told me online school is a joke (or at least the one my school uses is). I’m taking 5 APs next year. I want to take 5 more senior year. Would 10 be comparable with other people applying to ivy leagues? Also does most state schools accept AP credits? I want to graduate early…</p>