<p>Hi guys,
I'm mulling over whether or not to take more AP classes next year or go to my local community college. My question is this, do colleges look at AP classes as better than community college? For example, for my senior year, if I go to my CC; I'll be able to take calc 2 and multivariable calc my senior year. As opposed to simply calc BC. So essentially I'll be able to take more college level classes if I go the CC route.</p>
<p>I understand that in theory, AP is the equivalent of a college course, but does that transfer to the mindset of universities?</p>
<p>If you want to go to more advanced levels than what the AP courses are theoretically equivalent to (like your math example), then taking the college courses is the only real option.</p>
<p>Public universities often favor community college courses which are listed in the articulation / equivalency agreements they have with the community college (e.g. for California, see [Welcome</a> to ASSIST](<a href=“http://www.assist.org%5DWelcome”>http://www.assist.org) ; for some other states, see <a href=“http://www.transfer.org%5B/url%5D”>http://www.transfer.org</a> ). However, some private universities tend to disfavor community college courses. Check the transfer credit policies of each university you are considering applying to.</p>
<p>Note that many APs are not as rigorous as the college course, because they cover in a year what an actual college course covers in a semester (e.g. calculus AB). Even if they are not slow-paced, they may cover less material than the actual college course that they try to emulate. Each college makes its own determination for what subject credit it gives for AP scores.</p>