<p>I will be a senior next year and I cannot see how I can survive another year of high school–another year of busy work, SLOW-paced classes, and no free time. I considered homeschooling, but pushed the idea aside for I do want to graduate with a high school diploma, attend senior events, etc. </p>
<p>I’m wondering if it would be a good idea to take some classes at my high school next year (gym, orchestra, economics, ap french – just the things I need to graduate and maybe another that I’m interested in), and take the rest (eng, compusci, calc, + whatever else) through an online course. I know Keystone offers AP courses, and there are a few classes that sound amazing from EPGY, CTY, and Indiana. </p>
<li><p>Would doing this be advisible? And since I will be applying to colleges next year, will universities of the top tier put it against me for doing this and not taking a full courseload at my high school? </p></li>
<li><p>I know that I am in the top 1% of my class right now, and am potentially in a vale/salu position. AP classes are weighted at my school. Personally, I don’t care about rankings, but would it be a poor choice to give it up? Would it affect my chances?</p></li>
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<p>THANKS!</p>
<p>See if your school can get you credit for outside course providers.</p>
<p>it would show that you’re challenging yourself… a lot of kids have done this at my school. we have north carolina virtual high school, or something like that, and you can take AP’s our school wouldn’t ordinarily have. personally i covered my requirements with self-study and doubling on classes and took my junior year abroad, where i was still one of the top students in my class despite having just learned the language, which was how i managed to cover the “academic rigor” part of my transcript while still being able to get out of the boredom of regular mediocre public high school. could you do a semester abroad? </p>
<p>as for rank… i think it seems important but rigor and personal drive seem important too</p>
<p>:( I wish I could do a semester abroad, but there’s no way my parents would allow it. LOL I tried asking before. ;)</p>
<p>@aigiqinf : I would already have enough credits to graduate so I don’t think it would make a difference. Unless the courses were weighted into my GPA, which I doubt can be allowed. Mmm…</p>
<p>So basically, I’m thinking about getting early release and leaving school about 3 periods earlier each day and taking courses online instead. say I took courses that were more difficult than the ones in my hs; i wouldn’t be frowned upon for leaving early? :)</p>
<p>anyone ever do this?</p>
<p>The only problem I see with this is that schools want to know you will be loyal to them. If they don’t see that you made your high school a bit better, and in fact ran off to online classes (which have gotten old for me, after this summer I’ll have taken 14-15) they may think you won’t be very active at their school. I would recommend that you continue at your school and try to be ranked in the 1% if possible. If you need an extra challenge, take some courses online in addition to your regular courses.</p>
<p>Even if your school won’t give you credit for the courses, see if they’ll put them on your transcript but just not include them in your GPA.</p>
<p>I would suggest taking your classes at your school but also take a couple online classes through a CC that way you are earning college credits and staying in that valuble top 1%.</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses! However, I would still be taking classes at my school-- everything sans math and perhaps a few electives. I don’t want to spend a full 9 periods at school because the material is taught too slowly, if at all. </p>
<p>Would I really be seen as disloyal? I thought seeking to replace my hs curriculum with more advanced material would be a positive.</p>