<p>I'm going to be a senior this year, and I'm signed up for 2 classes at the Univeristy of Maine during my school hours. (Intro to Creative Writing.. and Intro to Econ <em>cause i want to do econ in college</em>). I am taking these classes instead of taking AP Psych and AP French. Will colleges count the college classes as rigorous as AP's?</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>The only thing is that many colleges [ particularly top colleges] want you to take the most challenging course load available to you at your high school. I fear it will not look good for you to skip taking AP french, especially, for college classes. Many colleges want you to take 4 years of language if possible. I wouldn't advise it.</p>
<p>I agree with menloparkmom.</p>
<p>Unless the community college courses are given as part of your school's curriculum or there is some sort of dual enrollment agreement, it will look as if you are trying to dodge the most rigerous courses your school offers. In this case you would be better served taking AP french and AP psych at your own school and saving your $$.</p>
<p>I disagree. If you've already racked up a decent number of AP's, then most colleges will not be too concerned with you missing 2 (especially Psych). Taking classes at a local college shows much more passion, effort, and desire to learn. Plus, it appears much less frequently on applications so it's an attention getter. If you are really concerned about what colleges will think, you might consider enclosing a note explaining why you took the classes.</p>
<p>Students are evaluated on the most rigerous courses that their school offers. It is one thing to take CC courses because your school offers no APs it is another thing to take CC courses instead of the APs offered at your school.</p>
<p>Just because a school offers an AP does not mean the student will be punished for not taking it. Psych is typically a one year course that assumes no prior experience in the subject so colleges will have no reason to expect that Exotic Echidna would have taken it had she not done the college classes. On top of that, it is not really a core class. If Exotic Echidna has not yet taken four years of language then she should probably take the French. A good solution might be to take AP French at school and intro econ at U Maine.</p>
<p>well, i've already completed french I through french V.. so I'm pretty sure i've attained most competitive colleges language requirements. And my other classes are AP Calc, AP Ush, AP English, Honors Physics, and Gym.</p>
<p>I'd still take AP French. Colleges really like students who master another language, regardless of what the minimum requirement is. AP psych isn't as important.</p>
<p>UMaine is not a CC! Its a good state university! I'm taking Calc II there this fall</p>
<p>Exotic Echidna, is it definite that you'll be taking the two classes at U Maine this fall?</p>
<p>My son took English at the local CC in a dual enrollment class. UVA didn't count it for anything, so it was a complete waste.</p>
<p>If the college courses seem like they would be more valuable to you, take them. To heck with what colleges think, IMHO.</p>
<p>That aside, though, I can't see any disadvantage to taking college courses instead of AP courses. The whole point of AP courses are that they're taught at a college level. So college courses are essentially the same thing, except you'll be taking different subjects.</p>
<p>the thing is unless you are doing a dual enrollment at a school that has an articulation agreement with the school where you are taking your college courses, once you matriculate at a college you will not get credit for your college courses taken during high school whereas you would get college credit for your AP courses provided you pass the class (at some schools passing grade is a 3 while at others it is a 4/5)</p>
<p>if you plan on enrolling at the U of Maine you should have no problem. However, if you are looking to apply to an "elite" or selective school, you would be better served taking the AP course. while the depth, breadth and teaching of a college course varies from school to school, the AP exam covers is the same exam and covers the same work no matter where you are.</p>
<p>So let the OP dual enroll. It's not a particularly challenging thing to work out.</p>
<p>Whether the OP will get college credit for her classes depends solely on the credit transfer policy of the school to which she applies. </p>
<p>I was homeschooled and took classes at my local college as a special student (no duel enrollment, obviously), and I still was able to transfer my credits. But yes, generally it is true that, if the OP applies to more selective schools, s/he will have more trouble transferring the credits than if she soley took AP.</p>