<p>I'm considering taking an AP class online and i was wondering if anyone who has taken it could tell me how it worked... Do you feel like you learned a lot? How much time you spent a day working on it? How did you do on the AP exam? etc.. Thanks!</p>
<p>i bet it would be boring: too much staring at a screen.</p>
<p>Agreed, I would just get a book and self-study, which means i can bring it anywhere and write in it directly. Your call though :)</p>
<p>i have an ap online class and unless u have plenty of time to spend on it I suggest you self study......(tigeruppercut)its not all that boring....you do get to talk to the teacher and other people in the class........and you get to do all the AP labs (they send u materials)..........but its better to self study w/ a princeton review book b/c your teacher will most likely give u extraneous info that u don't even need 4 the test and u won't be putting ur grades at risk if/when u get behind on work</p>
<p>What do you have to do for a self study? Would I just need to talk to my counseler at school and follow the book? I'm not real familiar with self study.... Thanks for responding..</p>
<p>You buy/borrow an AP book (or several if you please) and pace yourself studying, and taking practice tests, and going over them. It can be compared to when you get a teacher who reads directly from the book and gives you homework from it. Basically, the book is your study guide. If you know people who are taking the class, you can ask them where they are it (to see how far ahead/behind you are in self-studying) and you can ask to borrow their tests, if possible, for practice.</p>
<p>Then, you have to sign up to take the ap test; ask your counselor if it's ok that you self-study.</p>
<p>Boring is right, but it's relatively easy. Just some on-your-own reading and then open book test taking -- at least in my experience. I recommend that if you do it, you take a relatively easy AP that's doable online such as Micro/Macroeconomics. </p>
<p>(Somehow I just can't fathom Calculus being taught online. Can you imagine, how slow typing out all theses ^ would be? And even if you had one of them paint/drawing things... some things you just gotta do face-to-face.)</p>
<p>I think i'm going take the course online, because they don't offer AP Euro history or AP U.S. politics at my school and i would have no idea how to pace myself.... And plus the school will pay for me to take online ;) ..... it sounds like i would probally learn more online, which i want b/c i'm really intrested in these courses....</p>
<p>I'm taking AP gov. online
it's kicking my butt right now. SOO MUCH work but you don't feel pressured at all, which is like the most dangerous thing.</p>
<p>If you're responsible, go for it
or it you're a type of person who need some pressure to get your work done, NAh, it's definitely not for you</p>
<p>I tried to do an online coursenot an AP course, but something elseand I found it just didn't work for me. You really miss the person-to-person contact. And I say this even though I am somewhat antisocial and dislike people at large.</p>
<p>It's funny how most "virtual high schools" come from "virtual colleges/universities"</p>
<p>the virtual high school i would use is Kentucky Virtual High School...... it is a really good, accredited program... you talk to the teachers running it through e-mail and the phone... i'm going to try it this semester and if it doesn't work out for me then i never have to use it again....</p>
<p>I'm doing a course on Florida Virtual School, AP Macroeconomics.</p>
<p>As long as you are self motivated, you should be fine. It isn't all that hard to learn the material. Just be sure to spend at least 3-5 hours a week on the course, not that much really.</p>
<p>I'm very self modivated....I'm not too worried about getting the work done....</p>
<p>Do you like AP Macroeconomics? I was thinking about taking either that or AP Microeconomics with AP U.S. gov..... Thanks for responding it makes me even more excited (if thats possible)... :)</p>
<p>ally07, my son is taking 2 online AP courses at Kentucky virtual school this semester...AP Psych and AP Environmental Science. He has taken online classes before, but not online AP classes. He seems to enjoy them, but he really prefers self-study. When you take a hard class, do you usually learn the majority of the subject by self-study (reading, doing assignments, etc) or by listening to the lecture? If it is by listening to the lectures (like me) online classes might not work as well for you.</p>
<p>AP Macroeconomics was a breeze. The concepts were rather easy to comprehend. If you're self motivated, you'll do fine.</p>
<p>Does anyone know any good virtual high schools in Michigan?</p>
<p>I'm interested in taking the AP economics through Virtual High School because I sincerely want to learn the material instead of just learning the AP test. If I do this, I'll sign up as an individual and not as a member of my regular high school as it's not a member school. Virtual High School says that they will provide a transcript. When I apply for college, will I have to write when asked what high schools I attended that I attended Virtual High School and send in their transcript? If so, will this weaken my application as it's a virtual high school(kind of hokey?) ?</p>
<p>blondegurl...here is the link to the michigan virtual school... <a href="http://www.mivhs.org/%5B/url%5D">http://www.mivhs.org/</a></p>
<p>young_one...check with your school. really, they should enroll you. every public school is a member of the virtual school community as i understand it and should pay for it? it is set up to give you the opportunity to attend classes your school doesn't have.</p>
<p>If you attend as an individual, check the FAQ section and ask before you do it. I think it would work as if you took a class at another school and then transferred back to your school...showing on your regular transcript, grade, credit and everything.</p>
<p>Thanks hsmomstef, the problem is that I go to a private high school, and if I did take it as an individual, my high school doesn't allow us to take a course outside of the high school for credit at my high school. Thus, the question arises again will I have to report on a college app that one of the high schools I attended was Virtual High School?</p>