<p>hey so im currently a sophomore, and as a result of budget cuts my hs had to drop a ton of class sections so i got in a small fix lol...this year ill be taking
calculus ab ap
dance
biology ap
chemistry ap
english 10 honors
french 4 honors
world civ</p>
<p>i had been planning much of my future curriculum on the hope that i could take calculus bc this year, but for the aforementioned reason of scheduling problems i couldnt. if, after completing ab this year, i forgot bc altogether and took c and d at ucdavis as dual enrollment, could this go against me in terms of aps? i heard colleges dont like when you take courses at some college that your hs already offers...though if i went with bc id be set a year back, mathwise, from my original plan. which would then require a bunch of class juggling. any tips?</p>
<p>another factor is that taking bc would give me a teacher known for writing awesome recs for his top math students…while my current ab teacher seems hardly enthusiastic about even teaching</p>
<p>Putting aside where you “heard” this information from…what sense would it make for a college not to “like” that you are taking college-level classes at another college? Advanced Placement classes were originally meant to be an in-school replacement for college classes for students who, for whatever reason, couldn’t take the same classes at local colleges.</p>
<p>Think about this – if you take the class at a local college, you are taking the class with a real college professor, with college students as your classmates. If you pass the class with a C or higher, very likely your new college will take the credit regardless of how you do on the tests in the class. Why wouldn’t colleges be okay with you taking a college-level class to demonstrate that you are ready for that subject on the college level? And you’re not even taking it at a community college - which would still be good - you’re taking it at UC-Davis, which is generally a nationally respected university.</p>
<p>On the contrary, AP classes (while very good, so don’t get me wrong) are taken with a high school teacher, high school classmates, and you have to pass a test to get credit regardless of what you get in the class.</p>
<p>I think that you should take the class through dual-enrollment instead of trying to shoehorn yourself into your high school’s schedule.</p>
<p>i actually directly heard that from an admissions officer from stanford during a group discussion at a summer program. otherwise i wouldve had the same opinion. but i will probably go with the dual enrollment plan, thanks</p>