AP and Dual Enrollment? Transferring?

Transfer Students
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<p>First off I apologize if this might be in the wrong section somewhat, I'm still new to College Confidential. And if any of these questions are answered elsewhere, feel free to just PM me a link or copy-paste them. I don't want to waste anyone's time.</p>

<p>I'll try to keep this thread short and sweet as to save your eye strain for when you're typing answers. I have quite a few questions...</p>

<p>Some brief background info:
- I've already taken AP World History. I am currently taking AP Environmental Sci., AP English Lang., APUSH, and AP American Government. I am not fully confident I can get 5s on these exams, or future exams.</p>

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<li><p>I've already received six credit hours from my local community college for taking college algebra and 'Success Strategies for College and Life'. I have a 4.0 there. I am confident I can retain that 4.0.</p></li>
<li><p>I'm taking another two CC classes over the coming summer.</p></li>
<li><p>The main point of this thread is deciding if I want to do full-time enrollment at CC next year, or if I want to stay in high school and just load up on a few AP classes (even if I have to self-study). I would be taking roughly 5 AP classes next year if I chose continuing high school, or I would be taking roughly 10 CC classes total.</p></li>
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<p>The questions:
1. Can I transfer community college credits to most colleges (minus the dumb elective which probably wouldn't transfer)? </p>

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<li><p>Can I transfer my AP credits (assuming I get 5s/4s) along with the community college credits? </p></li>
<li><p>What happens if the CC credits and the AP credits end up overlapping, should I try to avoid overlap?</p></li>
<li><p>Are there advantages/disadvantages to going for the full 'Associates of Arts Degree' rather than just picking and choosing classes that I will end up transferring to a 4-year university?</p></li>
<li><p>In general, do AP classes or community college classes tend to look better for admissions? </p></li>
<li><p>In general, do AP classes or community college classes tend to transfer more easily?</p></li>
<li><p>Is applying as a transfer student harder/easier than applying as a regular freshman?</p></li>
<li><p>What sort of extracurriculars do community colleges have? My ECs are currently somewhat lacking, and I need to build them up. Would full-time community college allow me to do that? Do ECs even matter after CC?</p></li>
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<p>Even simply writing this thread I see tons of advantages to choosing community college, maybe theres some things I'm overlooking... Anyway, thanks in advance. Hopefully my questions aren't too ignorant/annoying/ill-informed. <3</p>

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<li>Most colleges, yes. But, it depends on the specific school. There should be guide lines in the course catalog to tell you which classes transfer and which do not.</li>
<li>Both are transferable.</li>
<li>Avoiding overlap is generally a good idea. It’s really your own time that you would be wasting.</li>
<li>Talk to a counselor about this one.</li>
<li>I’ve heard that AP classes are actually more rigorous than most community college classes but I’m not sure which looks better. If I had to guess, I would say APs.</li>
<li>This is specific to the college you go to and what classes they were. Talk to counselor about this one also.</li>
<li>Pro: community college is WAY cheaper than a university. Con: very few scholarships available to transfer students so if you want those, you should probably just go to a four year after high school. Depending on the amount of scholarship money, you may actually end up paying less by going to a community college.<br></li>
<li>Look on the college website for ECs. Not sure how much they matter when you’re transferring.</li>
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<p>Thank you very much. :)</p>

<p>I think I’ll end up going the dual enrollment route for various reasons, but I’ll continue a bit more research and chat with my counselor again.</p>