<p>Parent here. If a student wants to take more AP's than offered at his high school, are they offered during the summer anywhere- at colleges? Is there any central list of which colleges or summer programs offer this, by state of residence?</p>
<p>It's pointless to take an AP during the summer because the exam is in may. Also, colleges offer college level courses, not AP's. If you want to take more AP's, I would advise looking into the online option. Just google it and you will find plenty of options, many of these courses will also show up on your son or daughters academic transcript if you work something out with the school.</p>
<p>I know that in Junior States of America-the summer program students choose between AP Government, AP Comparitive Gov., or AP Economics. You can also take courses online through EPGY distance learning: <a href="http://epgy.stanford.edu/courses/%5B/url%5D">http://epgy.stanford.edu/courses/</a></p>
<p>Look carefully before signing up for EPGY courses. I know several people who very unhappy with the instruction, the inconsistency of the grading, and the lack of feedback. It's expensive and they felt they would have been better off taking courses from their local college.</p>
<p>How is it pointless to take AP courses during the summer? Isn't it the same as taking a first semester class during the fall? A student isn't likely to recall the information during the first part of the semester, thus, prep books are recommended for review and refreshment of memory. Apex Learning (apexlearning.com or google it) has summer classes you can take over the summer. Pay $350, pass over 70%, receive money back. THat's at my school.</p>
<p>Taking a course like Physics C during the summer and not taking the exam until May doesn't seem incredibly logical to me. Yes you can get a prep book, but if thats the case why don't you just self study? I wouldn't want to be out 500-1000 dollars to receive instruction for stuff im just going to forget anyway. Perhaps if it helps your class rank or something, but if thats the case you could easily take an honors course during the summer.</p>
<p>I would agree not to spend 500-1000 on a prep course that can be easily self-studied through a prep. book. Moreover, it's good to enroll in a online class if it's cheap (such as apex learning). However, in every class matter is forgotten, thus, self studying and/or actually attending the class is most effective in scoring high on the AP exam.</p>