<p>Okay... Question. </p>
<p>Dartmouth has been where I want to be for a good time now, and I do want to apply ED. However, If I do not get in ED I will probably just end up at my state school for a very solid program that I would be just fine doing. </p>
<p>My parents are ok to dish out the money to go to Dart. While they would much rather have to pay $20k over 4 years vs. 200k, I am still looking to save money in any way possible. </p>
<p>So.... They want me to take classes at the local community college concurrently to get the credits for the state school just in case. The classes are not too strenuous though. Since I am pretty sure I passed my AP Tests, I will basically be trying to fill humanities and a foreign language requirement that both transfer over. So will it look bad I am only taking these somewhat whimpy classes concurrently and applying ED to Dart? If I were to take a full schedule at school, the only REAL class I would have that I wouldnt if I enrolled concurrently is Pre-Cal. But, I was going to take it over the summer at community college before I enrolled anyway just to make sure I had a solid background before entering Dart. If I did so.</p>
<p>Thank you all so much. Im sure this is ridiculously confusing.</p>
<p>Ask your parents to double check that “whimpy” community college credits actually do transfer IN YOUR MAJOR at the state U. They may not.</p>
<p>Dartmouth will expect you to have Calc (not pre-calc), a full regiment of high level (HS) humanities and four years of language - plus hooks. Culturally, Ivys don’t consider community college as a breeding ground for the social integration at an Ivy.</p>
<p>They do transfer…i called yesterday to confirm. They aren’t actually for my major, they are more distribution requirements that the school has. </p>
<p>and most kids at my school do not have the opportunity to take calc in high school ( I will have counselor mention this in rec). I could take it at community college, however.</p>
<p>Can you take Calc at the CC and the rest AP’s at your school expecting to score well enough to receive college credit at your state school and possibly Dartmouth? Dartmouth will not accept transfer hours from CC’s but does give credit for top AP scores. </p>
<p>My S was in same position. A rep from our state flagship said they would rather see students take FULL advantage of what their high school offers before taking classes at the local CC. Their unspoken position is that AP’s are somewhat standardized because of the test at the end, while CC classes are a mixed bag - some very good, some whimpy. Ultimately, you want to be taking the classes which best prepare you for either/any college. </p>
<p>Also, at our high school the highest numerical grade a student can get for a CC class is 95. For most top students, this brings down their numerical (not GPA) average used for class rank (at our school, at least), which can be important in the college admissions process.</p>
<p>very good points getalifemom…</p>
<p>well CC classes don’t effect our GPA and Rank if my counselor told me correctly (who knows about that) </p>
<p>I am going to think about what I would like to do.</p>