<p>Hello!</p>
<p>I am trying to make a decision and thought I would get the CC's opinion. </p>
<p>I am going to take Micro and Macro Economics next year and can't decide whether to take it through the community college (online course) or through keystone as an AP (online course).</p>
<p>The biggest plus would be that the CC would be free but I wonder which would look better on a transcript?</p>
<p>The most important thing to realize is most colleges accept AP credit while not all accept credits transferred over from community colleges. To add to the complexity, colleges have different requirements on what you need to score on the AP exam to get credit and whether that credit can be converted to count on your college GPA. </p>
<p>I would first make a list of colleges I plan to apply to and call to see if they accept w/e community college course credit you plan on taking. If not, find out if they accept AP credit and what you need to get to do so. As to which looks better, I believe APs would look better, if you do well, seeing as how they have awards for those who average a certain score on a certain number of exams. Hope this helps.</p>
<p>Okay, here’s what I’ve heard about this issue. If it’s a class that could be taken as an AP class (like intro econ), then I would take it as an AP because colleges recognize the rigor of the AP curriculum since it’s a standard curriculum throughout… So, given AP at hs or equivalent at community college, I would go with the AP. My counselor told me that if it’s AP at hs or flagship university, it’s a toss up. But I would go with the AP whenever possible.</p>
<p>However, if it’s a choice between AP and post-AP (like calc 3 or ochem/pchem), then I would pick the post-AP class at a community college or university if you’re interested in that.</p>
<p>And yes… dual-enrollment credits often won’t transfer to “elite” colleges if they appear on your hs transcript.</p>
<p>"And yes… dual-enrollment credits often won’t transfer to “elite” colleges if they appear on your hs transcript. "</p>
<p>But the HS credit still is legit right? even if it doesn’t transfer as a college course?</p>
<p>^ Yes. Good advice in the above posts. Additionally, you could take the CC class, print out a copy of the AP syllabus and make sure you’re learning everything, and then take the AP exam. You don’t need an AP course to take the AP exam.</p>
<p>If your high school recognize the dual-enrollment credits, then they will count for your high school.</p>