<p>I am not going to divulge all of the details, but due to some uncontrollable circumstances that occurred during my freshman year of high school, my academic track was screwed up. I didn't do well in classes and it followed me into my sophomore year. I made a change and I decided that I was going to do something great with my life. I want to major in chemistry and complete my pre-med coursework at a university. The problem is that I'm not caught up on math and my schedule cannot be changed. I can't take trigonometry and I can't take pre-calculus.</p>
<p>I was thinking about taking a trigonometry/pre-cal class at a community college over the summer to catch up on my math. I have sent off two or three college applications so far. If I get accepted, would it be alright for me to take a class at a CC? I know I have to notify the university that I took the class, but is there anything else I have to do?</p>
<p>Have you considered community college and then a transfer to a four year university? Have you considered a fifth year of high school (prep school) to catch up where you are behind? </p>
<p>The other approach is catching up at college. So you’re a little behind. Big deal. Take a summer math course after you graduate from high school. Push yourself hard first year in college. Maybe you’ll have to take summer courses after first year. But in the time between high school graduation and the end of first year, you can probably squeeze in four semesters of math: trig/functions, pre-calc, calc, and statistics. If you have the aptitude and the work ethic, that can happen.</p>
<p>I don’t completely understand your situation. If you are a senior now and you are applying now, the colleges will look at your record to date. They will also want your final transcript when you have it. Any classes you take the summer before starting college will not affect the admissions decision. If you want to use the summer classes as prerequisites or to get out of classes at your college, you will need to work that out with your college in the fall (when you register for classes). If you want to let colleges know that you plan to satisfy requirements that are missing from your current application, you can certainly inform them of your plan to take summer classes, but I’m not sure how much that will help with your admissions chances, as they will not be able to see your grades before they have to make a decision about your applicaiton.</p>