<p>Which is more impressive on a college application? I feel it is a no-brainer to take PS over AP classes becuase if you pass the PS class its automatic college credit and not a gamble on a final AP test. Do colleges like to see that you take the initiative to take classes at a college level? Do you feel it is the right decision to take these classes?
They also save money and time in the long run...</p>
<p>College courses taught by High School teachers where in order to get the credit you have to pay and pass a test given by the collegeboard. How did this system come about anyway?
The way things are going now HS students might as well be starting college at 16. I know my d and her friends were taking 4-6 AP courses by Jr. and Sr. year. Leaving High School with having completed as many as 12-14 AP's courses.</p>
<p>From what I know, you should do post secondary if you plan on going to your state flagship school as they would accept credit, but if you plan on going to schools like harvard, take AP because they do not accept post secondary credit while they accept AP credit</p>
<p>i would say post secondary</p>
<p>However -- Harvard, MIT, etc. often allow students to take placement tests for credit/accelerated placement, so college-level courses taught at a HS (post-AP level or not) may still be quite useful. I've also seen where some of the highly selective schools don't accept credit for courses taken at a community college (unless they can verify what was taught) -- but again, what you've learned can be "accounted for" via placement exams when you get to college. </p>
<p>This generally applies to math/sciences/foreign language -- haven't seen much for accelerated humanities placement/credit other than AP/IB.</p>
<p>i think post secondary might be the way to go considering im applying to schools such as</p>
<p>1) University of MN
2) U of MN- Duluth
3) U of North Dakota
4)Iowa State
5)Iowa Univeristy
6)U of Wisconsin- Madison
7)michigan state
8) ohio state</p>
<p>would post secondary be bets for these types of schools?</p>
<p>Also ill be taking Post Secondary courses @ Saint Cloud State University in Minnesota, so its an actual university over a community college if that makes a difference</p>
<p>Would these be university classes offered on campus? Would that include freshman university classes?</p>
<p>@ Anne/PA</p>
<p>Yes post secondary classes are classes you take in the campus. You sit with the same people who were accepted into the college.</p>
<p>@ boomer 2o5</p>
<p>Yes, post secondary would probably be the best way to go.</p>
<p>BTW a con for post secondary is that your GPA may suffer a little bit since college classes are generally harder than high school classes.</p>
<p>I realize they will be a little harder however my senior year i will only have to take 4, maybe 5 classes a day. This way i can balance them all more and still complete all my High School Credits. I have talked to freshman at St Cloud State and they say their classes are extremly easy, so ill see how they go.</p>
<p>I know a few guys would transferred post secondary credits very easily to Ohio State. They were granted junior status and earned their Bachelors degrees in two years. It saved them a lot of money.</p>