community college: rare?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>I am taking 3 summer courses at community college. </p>

<p>1) biotech lab: 1 week, 9 hours daily
2) biology: 4 days per week, 6 weeks
3) math 116: 2 days per week, 6 weeks</p>

<p>I enjoy learning more over the summer. It allows me to be remain in the focused school mode. However, I am the only h.s. student in all of the classes. Is is rare to be in high school and be taking cc courses? And how valuable is this considered on my college app? I'll be taking 200 level courses next summer (before senior year).</p>

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<ol>
<li>No, it is not rare.</li>
<li>How much it helps depends on the CC, the college, the difficulty of the classes, and the grades you get in them. In any case, they will probably help a little, but not much, because colleges often feel the community college classes do not meet their standards.</li>
</ol>

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<p>It's not rare at all. I'm actually taking two classes this summer (one right now and another for the second session). Taking CC classes are typically the same as taking an AP class because, depending on what class you're taking, it can fulfill a GE requirement for college.</p>

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<p>No, it's not rare. I'm taking government and economics at my local CC. Almost half of my grade has probably taken early college start classes.</p>

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<p>It's rare for anyone to do that where I go to school, but in general, it isn't that rare.</p>

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<p>Keep in mind what site you're on. Most of us are not "normal" kids, so here, it's pretty common for many of us to have taken CC courses.</p>

<p>All in all, I wouldn't call it "rare," per se, but I wouldn't call it common either.</p>

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<p>Remember that colleges judge applicants based on their high school and activities available to them. If no one else in your school would even think about taking CC classes and you are, maybe you could have one of your teachers or guidance counselor mention that in a recommendation.</p>

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<p>Nope, not that rare, half the people in my high school class is already in college.</p>

<p>...</p>

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<p>pretty common unless you're taking something somewhat challenging like organic or pchem</p>

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<p>every student at my school graduates with at least enough credits to have their associates degree. literally. </p>

<p>it's good. and it's really good that you enjoy taking classes.... but it won't guarentee you in at any school.</p>

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<p>I'll be taking 200 level classes this coming year (My Sophomore year). Anyway, I think the point is that it shows you are looking for a challenge if you go beyond what's offered at your high school. What's pretty sad is I may run out of my high school classes, and the community college classes and become (literally) the first person in my county (and the first person at this college) to do dual enrollment at a non-community college. (Because we only have one actually college around here and it's private.)</p>

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<p>I just graduated from high school this year, and I took 2 CC courses anyway. :D</p>

<p>Good sir, may we welcome you to CC?</p>

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<p>I'm taking full time dual enrollment next year and I don't have to set foot in high school again. I'm going to graduate with an associates degree.</p>

<p>And you won't believe how many credits you can get for taking CLEP exams.</p>

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<p>^
Where are you planning to apply for college?</p>

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<p>University of Florida, they HAVE to accept all my credits. The Honors college is pretty prestigious.</p>

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<p>there are programs called Runnington Start in various states which allow jrs and srs to take college courses, so no it is not rare</p>

<p>and yes, your college will probably like the fact that you took college courses in h.s.</p>

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<p>dude wow thats amazing </p>

<p>it gives u a big boost for sure!!!</p>

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<p>High schoolers can take CLEP if they want to go to a 4 year? Is it like AP?</p>

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<p>Yes, they can. I heard that a lot of tests are generally easier than the AP. You have to check what scores colleges will accept and you need not show them in your application. The general rule is that if you can do more than 50% of the questions right, you should take it.</p>

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<p>^ Wow thanks! I'll have to look into that. WOuld it be stupid to take the AP and the CLEP?</p>

<p>Is one more preferable than the other?</p>