Universities/colleges (preferably local nova) where rising 10th graders can take courses

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OP, we did what you want to do but as a rising 12th grader (so summer before). DS looked into GMU but would have had to enroll as a "non-degree student" which was fine but the hours of the classes offered didn't work out. So he did Nova community college for a chemistry course during the summer. Also, he took a post-graduate course at Johns Hopkins on writing papers.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think my university even offers algebra II. That is a high school class. I would suggest looking into CTY or community college.

Why not find it at a local HS summer school? It's not a college class.

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Anonymous wrote:Algebra II seems sort of low to be taking at a 4 year college. Why not just take it at your local community college? Or at a local private school that offers summer math.

It'd be different if they were taking a higher level math, like Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, or even Calc.

He will be taking at least 4-5 APs in 10th grade and would like the option to skip some mathematics. Taking some of the courses over the summer will be helpful. Not really interested if anyone thinks something is low level. Asking if someone knows any that take rising 10th graders.

Who takes 4-5 APs in 10th grade??!!

There are a lot more throw away "AP" classes available now than when parents were in high school. By today's standards more than half the classes I took in public high school would now be labeled "AP". College board saw a cash cow and fed her.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, what did your school say when you mentioned this "plan" to them? What did your child say?

DC is in accelerated mathematics at the moment and requested this while planning for future courses. DH and I were not part of the planning process, nor did we come up with this. Currently doing some research. I understand that my mentioning one class made people fixated on this, but mathematics is not the only course in question. My question is also general. Whether he should take it is not my question. If it works out, great. If not, that's fine too. If anyone knows of places that take rising sophomores rather than juniors, I'd appreciate it. If no one knows, that's totally fine.

Algebra 2 in 10th is standard for the advanced track in public. I don't see how any college would offer it at anything other than a very remedial level

Algebra 2 in 9th grade is accelerated in private, so in 10th grader is totally normal.

Who cares whether Algebra II is normal for a 10th grader or not. It's ok that she wants her kid to take Algebra II. What's "not okay" is thinking that the place to take it would be a selective university. Algebra II is perfectly fine for her kid. But Algebra II will either NOT be offered at a selective university (because while it's good for a 10th grader, it's very low for a college Freshman) or if it is offered, it will be geared to very basics for remedial math student. It will NOT be geared as a prep-course for someone who is likely continuing on to pre-Calc, Calc and potentially more.

This. No four year college is going to offer an Algebra II course over the summer, or even in their regular curriculum for that matter. If the kid wants to take it, sign up for a community college course.

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For Algebra II, it would most likely be a community college.

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Your child can take all the APs in the world but without taking Pre-Calculus, not one of the top universities will consider them. And, it is highly unlikely they will retain what they have learned year to year with filling in their math requirement with a condensed summer class. Good luck!

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Anonymous wrote:OP, are you hoping that this is a supplement to your DC taking Algebra II during the school year, or as a replacement? In other words, since he's going to be so heavily loaded on APs are you hoping to at least make his Algebra II/math path a little easier for him, or is he planning to enroll in AP Pre-Calc as a 10th grader and needs Algebra II to get in?

If it's a supplement, I'd look at Fairfax Collegiate. My DD did a couple of math courses there over previous summers and it was excellent.

OP later mentioned that he wants to take algebra 2 during the summer so he can opt out of math during the year in order to take a high AP load of other classes. I do think Algebra 2 is a lot to cover well in one summer.

No, she specifically responded and said this wasn't it and there was no point when no math was taken...pp is right, her question wasn't about what you think of the class, it's what schools take graduated freshmen/rising sophomores. That's it.

Well a lot of people have answered her already then. Community college is the only option for her kid. It's a crappy and ill-advised option as many have pointed out, but we were only trying to be helpful. If she dead set on this idea, then she already has her answer.

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Anonymous wrote:Algebra II seems sort of low to be taking at a 4 year college. Why not just take it at your local community college? Or at a local private school that offers summer math.

It'd be different if they were taking a higher level math, like Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, or even Calc.

He will be taking at least 4-5 APs in 10th grade and would like the option to skip some mathematics. Taking some of the courses over the summer will be helpful. Not really interested if anyone thinks something is low level. Asking if someone knows any that take rising 10th graders.

Who takes 4-5 APs in 10th grade??!!

There are a lot more throw away "AP" classes available now than when parents were in high school. By today's standards more than half the classes I took in public high school would now be labeled "AP". College board saw a cash cow and fed her.

This is so true. For example, there is such a thing as AP Precalculus now.