<p>my hs AP courses were KILLERS.
Having gone through High school with only AP and Honors courses, community college courses seemed like piece of cake.</p>
<p>Although I dont have a 4.0 =/</p>
<p>again -- it depends on the curriculum, teacher and what the school expects. This applies to both a high school class and a CC class. </p>
<p>If you are looking to find out whether admissions offices consider AP classes equal to CC classes, the vote seems to still be out on that one. There have been numerous threads related to that.</p>
<p>You need to take the class that fit you best -- your schedule, your interests, etc. Avoiding hard classes (like AP US History or Intro to Literature at the CC) to take easier classes (like AP Psych or Conceptual Physics) will not meet the "most rigorous curriculum" that admin offices are looking for.</p>
<p>My AP classes were often easier because it was just a lot of memorizing...</p>
<p>Classes I took at CC (i.e. Art History, Calclus I, Calculus II, the Biology series, the Chemistry series, the Physics series, East Asian History, Logic, Philosophy of Religion, & International Relations) were quite competitive. And, some of the friends I made at the CC went on to top schools.</p>
<p>So, for me, AP was easier because I did not have to do too much thinking--more flash cards than anything else--to get a 4 or 5. The CC classes were challenging, and there were often great discussions because of the make-up of students in the class (e.g. high school kids, people returning to school, those wanting to retrain for a different career, moms who wanted to earn a degree, retired people, etc...).</p>
<p>It prepared me well for the demands of college while still in HS. As for private colleges, there are more papers...but that does not necessarily mean it is more difficult.</p>
<p>Just my experience.</p>
I just graduated from a Mississippi community college Summa Cum Laude. I took 58 courses (108 credits) there over 4 semesters and a lot of those courses were the hardest I have taken in my life. It was also a very rewarding couple of years and I’ll be attending a university in the fall on a full scholarship. I would also say: don’t take community college graduation rates seriously. My community college has a 20% graduation rate. That seems dismally low, until you realize that most of those students are just transferring to universities anyway (and 75% of students who went to a community college first and then a university will graduate from that university). So it’s really not what it seems.
That being said, I realize there are perceptions of community college compared to universities that cannot be ignored. Community college can be a very easy experience if you do not challenge yourself (take easy courses, take very few credits, don’t care about grades, etc.). I feel like at a university this also applies, but there are probably higher penalties for this. I’m sure just the higher cost alone is enough to convince most students not to get into these behaviors.
Please use old threads only for research. Closing 9 year old thread.