<p>It has come time to choose my community college courses for the summer. Which courses should I sign up for? Should I take courses that will prep me for next school year's courses and that interest me the most? For example, I would like to take Intro to Chem so that I don't fall behind in AP Chem. However, I'm not sure of the teacher's teaching style, how hard his class is, nor how much time I will need to dedicate everyday. There are classes that range from 4-6 weeks and you need to attend 4times per week, 2 hours each day. </p>
<p>What if I retake something that I've learned before? For example, I've already taken AP Physics. What if I take Intro to Physics over the summer (to prep for the SAT IIs in October)? How do you think this will affect my overall "impression" to the colleges? Yes, I'm worried about what the colleges will think and I can choose to self-study them if I wanted to. </p>
<p>Since colleges will see all of your grades obtained from both HS and CC courses, it will look pretty bad if I got a C or lower in a course right? Are community college courses usually weighted (their tests, quizes) and how much homework does it usually consist of? Thanks for your help and advice in advance!</p>
<p>Take what interests you. Don't take any classes that you feel you need to take. Pick fun, interesting CC classes.</p>
<p>If you already took AP Physics, there isn't any point to taking Intro to Physics. That wouldn't look very good to colleges, since (at least to me) it would look like you were retaking a subject you have already learned well just because you know you can do good in it and it would be easy for you.</p>
<p>Homework varies, depending on the teacher. You don't really get as much work as in AP classes though. CC classes are usually weighed the same as AP, GPA-wise (if that's what you were asking).</p>
<p>I'd take CC classes that you wouldn't have a chance to take at your school, something you like that you haven't really explored academically, or try something new. Other kids at your school, I assume, are taking AP sciences without any other prep. They do alright, I bet.</p>
<p>I took two anthropology classes at my local CC, which is much different than sciences, obvioiusly. Our only work, ever, were papers (though they weren't very long; longest was about 7 pages). Unless your local CC is Oxford, the work shouldn't be too hard.</p>
<p>Take CC classes that aren't offered at your school and something that seems fun. Don't do something that you hate...do something that you're passionate about.</p>
<p>taking intro to physics after ap physics would probably be a step back. it probably wouldnt help you very much because intro to physics most likely covers extremely basic stuff that you already know very well after taking ap physics. </p>
<p>the amount of homework and everything varies by teacher. i would try ratemyprofessors.com to try and get an idea of how your teacher will teach the course. in my personal experience, i had about 8 hours of homework and 5 hours of studying a week for math, and maybe 7 hours a week studying and writing papers for anthropology. in summer this will be more because the class is crammed into a shorter length of time. </p>
<p>at least at my cc, its a lot harder to get an A than it is at high school. for my anthropology class, the cutoff was a 98% for an A. i had a 96 on the midterm and a 95 paper average, which would definitely be an A at my high school, but it was an A- for this class. consider that when you are making your decision about community college.</p>
<p>I agree on the physics issue. AP Physics is very good. Just take what interests you.</p>
<p>So basically you need to dedicate all of your time in those weeks for hard subjects like chemistry etc. etc. Is it best not to take any classes at all and do other things like study on your own for PSAT/SAT, classes next year. What should I do during summber? I don't have anything else really planned out. I'm thinking about research and volunteering?'</p>
<p>You should take classes offered at your school at a CC right? and you shouldn't take classes over again that you've taken already?</p>
<p>I've looked up the chemistry teacher and he has a poor easiness rating of 2.6 and overall of 3.7 should I take it? Will it hurt me if I got a C or lower in his class?</p>
<p>2.6 isnt bad. if it says anything about the difficulty of the tests i would take that into consideration. if you really want to take the chem, go for it, but it might not be really useful for you. did you read the course description? i know at my college the first chem class is pretty basic stuff. if you have to pay a lot for the class, i think it might not be worth it. if you want to get ready for AP chem you could do some work with a prep book or something. and like you said, you could also study for the SAT and ACT. but if you really want to take the CC class and get some credit, thats good too.</p>
<p>Well there actually aren't too many courses I'm interested in. There is into to chem but it is only 6 weeks long and I'm not sure if I can cram all the information into that short amount of time. Will getting a B or lower at a CC lower my chances of getting to a top notch college? How will taking easy courses such as speech/geometry be looked at by colleges (just for personal self improvement, review)?</p>
<p>Anyone have any opinions/advice as on what I should do??</p>
<p>I would go with a class to better prepare you for another class you'rer taking next year. I'm taking Calc 1 over the summer to prepare me for AP Calc AB.</p>