<p>I know that AP credit can place you out of classes/ fulfill core requirements. So, if you had advanced standing (according to the website, 8 BC courses/24 credits), they would count AP credit as credit?</p>
<p>What are some other pros and cons of advanced standing? I know that you can save a year’s worth of tuition by graduating in three years and that by having advanced standing you would lose a year of college, the best years of some people’s lives.</p>
<p>Is it possible to have advanced standing and study abroad?</p>
<p>We asked this question of an admissions counselor last week and she said that she personally only knew of 1 person last year who pursued advanced standing and that study abroad would be difficult. The Honors Program and advanced standing also were no compatible.</p>
<p>Dear ramenlover : The advanced standing debate is one that we had in our household with a child having the requisite number of AP Courses/Scores to qualify. To pursue this option, you would not be able to be in the Honors Program (four years of coursework), dual majoring (just not enough time), and an overseas experience (junior year) would seem very unlikely as you are trying to compress courses for your major.</p>
<p>The real issue however is a social one. While you are a “freshman” coming into the school and will like as a freshman in freshman housing, you will be taking sophomore level courses to start. Now, even with AP credits and not advanced standing, the same will likely happen, but the feeling is that advanced standing forces you to have one foot in both camps during your first year with freshman dormmates and sophomore and upper class classmates. Hope that this explanation resonates with you.</p>