<p>Hi. I have noticed that some posters are saying the community college classes are not looked upon too highly by universities (top-tier, et cetera); however, what about classes at a local university. I am taking a class at UNC-Greensboro and plan to take more; would a school such as Duke accept these? I know if I end up going to UNC-Chapel Hill, these courses will be fine and give me credit as they are in the same university system, but what is a higher-tier university's stance on them?</p>
<p>Should I drop UNC-G courses in favor of more AP courses? By the way, I am taking all of our in-class AP Courses, so the AP courses that could be substituted for the UNC-G classes would be online courses, if that makes any difference. </p>
<p>It really depends. If the college in question is a bit "shady," it might not transfer. </p>
<p>Take this as an example: I looked up how some classes transfer from The University of Arizona to The University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) and compared that to the University of California, Berkeley. </p>
<p>There were pages upon pages of courses that would easily transfer to Michigan from Berkeley, but only about a page and a half of courses from U of A. </p>
<p>Also: Think about it this way: some colleges grant AP credit for 3's and 4's. Harvard only accepts 5's, and once again, the AP credit (and thus, the course) wouldn't transfer.</p>
<p>Yes, most of the schools I am looking at want a 4 or a 5 on the AP exam, barring my AP German, which a 3 at most places will get me credit all the way up to Intermediate German 2.</p>
<p>Where can I read up on colleges not looking favorably on students taking classes at junior colleges? My s has taken several because his high didn't offer the class he needed and he also took one over the summer (for fun) </p>
<p>No one EVER said CC classes weren't appreciated by adcoms. I think, if anything, people have been saying that it is a GREAT thing to do to show that you are ready for higher education (assuming you get A's and B's in the classes).</p>
<p>No, I think AP would be better than CC. Adcoms like both CC and AP, but I should think that they prefer AP simply because it's at a higher level (usually.)</p>
<p>I think that CC only when you have taken the most challenging courses your high school has to offer. When you have exhausted those courses then CC.</p>
<p>It depends too much on local factors for there to be a general answer to this question. But what you should do, if you are taking a community college class in a subject that is part of the AP program, is take the AP test also. That way you can show that the class you took prepared you up to a certain standard known to colleges.</p>
<p>In combination with what I have read on CC about community college classes not being as appreciated as AP's, my AP teachers have told us that they "dumb the community classes down." Perhaps that is why adcoms don't appreciate them as much. I mean think about it logically: the majority of people who attend community colleges are not equal to upper-tier students who go on to university; thus, the material and procedures of the class would be leveled to their standards. For these reasons, I myself have avoided my local community college, preferring rather, my local university in its stead. </p>
<p>Most community college credits don't transfer to nice private schools anyway.</p>
<p>" dumb the community classes down". not necessarily, im taking dual enrollment courses and we have really tough teachers. plus, most of the students during the day are kids who couldnt afford to go off to college, so they will transfer to a good school next year. Most teachers are professors and one of them is a Stanford graduate. he does not lower his standards at all. hes the hardest teacher Ive ever had. My chem 111 teacher told us on the first day "jsut because this is a community college doesnt mean you re going to have it easy, im going to teach and grade you as if we are at Harvard (hes a harvard graduate)" and he stuck with his word. Anyways, its unfair of adcoms to assume that community colleges are not good</p>
<p>Yeah, honestly I think adcoms would probably think more of the student who takes Higher level courses at the CC, compared to students with just a bunch APs. The only reason Adcoms would like AP courses more, is that they are standardized! Which means we know that a score of 5 in this class is > the student who scored a 4. But if you don't take, or there isn't a an AP test for the class, then how do they compare your 98 in Calculus I and 98 in Calculus II to the person with a 97 in AP Cal BC and a 5 in Calculus BC test? </p>
<p>Student A: Organic Chemistry II- A (Which requires 1 1/2 years of chem to take it. Let's assume the student as an "A" in all previous college chemistry)
Differential Equations-A (after Cal III, let's assume that the student has an "A" in all earlier math courses)
General Physics II- A (which uses calculus)
Student B: AP Chem-A
AP Cal BC-A
APUS- A
AP Physics B -A </p>
<p>Who do you believe the Adcom would like more? I think it is student A</p>
<p>But think about this:
Student A: Suvery of Art history 1 & 2: A
Statistical analysis: A
General Chemistry I: A</p>
<p>Student B:
Art History: A (5)
AP Stats: A (4)
AP Chem: A (4) </p>
<p>I believe it is student B</p>
<p>Now with the first example: if student A had a 5 on the AP chemistry exam, A 5 on the calculus BC exam, and a 5 on the appropriate AP physics exam(s), then they would probably be preferred, no matter if student B also had all 5's.</p>
<p>So I believe there is no general rule. </p>
<p>As for Duke (for both trinity and pratt), for them to accept it:
* were taken on the college campus; (So they won't take it)
* were taken in competition with degree candidates of that college;
* were taught by a regular member of the college faculty;
* were part of the regular curriculum of the college;
* were taken after commencement of your junior year of high school;
* were not taken on a study abroad program completed prior to matriculation at Duke;
* yielded a grade of B- or better;
* were not pre-calculus or English composition courses;
* were not used to meet high school diploma requirements; and
* did not appear on your high school transcript. (Won't take it)</p>
<p>Yes; it is all about standardization. I still have no idea what I am doing still. Meh, like I said my decision will be pretty random come registration time. I might flip a coin to decide. Heads for UNCGi class - Tails for AP Online classes. ;-)</p>