Will colleges look down upon AP courses they think kids took with private tutors?

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<p>Will colleges look down upon AP courses they think kids took with private tutors?</p>

<p>At a local tutoring center, I could pay about $1200 to enroll in a year-long class for Calculus BC as a junior, since my school does not allow juniors to take Calc BC. Would the colleges see through this, or would they just assume I self-studied this AP when they notice I was only taking precalc in school? I still feel a little 'guilty' since not everybody can afford a private tutor. I think a 5 would show colleges I can handle the complexity and the course work though. So do you think it's worth it? Would it boost my chances signifcantly to get a 5 on Calc BC as a junior? (otherwise as a senior they'd never really see my score until after the admissions season is over, of course)</p>

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<p>i’m not sure a college would ever know unless you told them.</p>

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<p>Yeah, they will never know. </p>

<p>But they will love your effort in taking the higher level calc class during junior year. But if you don’t pass it’s quite a waste of a lot of money.</p>

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<p>go for it .</p>