if i took de english 101/112, i would get credit through my cc and my state school. i contacted my out of state school and they said it would transfer but when i got on campus i’d have to take a grammer test and writ a 500 word essay. I curently signed up for AP English lit, but would learn more from the DE teacher (who i already know) Would it be worth it?
<p>What's DE? It ****es me off when people use abreviations I don't know lol.</p>
<p>DE=dual enrollment (community college and high school credit granted for the same course). At my school it equates to a class difficultly level somewhere between honors and AP. By the time I graduate I'll have nearly 30 hours from the community college thanks to DE in addition to my 13 APs.</p>
<p>To the OP: I would go ahead and take AP if I were you. AP is recognized by colleges throughout the country, and they will be able to better understand your level of mastery by looking at your AP grade than by a grade from your local community college (which vary widely in quality.)</p>
<p>Dual Enrollment</p>
<p>credit for the class as you go a long instead of a big exam to decide if you get credit or not.</p>
<p>thanks anyoneelse?</p>
<p>Wait, you go to a high school and are planning to go to an out of state school that you contacted? I'm somewhat confused; could you reexplain the situaion, including where you want to go, if you think you'll have trouble getting in, ect, because this factors probably matter (depending on your situation).</p>
<p>I'd like to go to Hampden-Sydney in Hampden-Sydney, VA. My test scores need to be beeter. (SATI, SATII, AP's) the tests are the onlty thing I'm really worried about.</p>
<p>Take DE but take the AP exam as well. You might have to learn a few things on your own or go into deeper aspects of others that your teacher might not focus on but since you're asking this question - I'm sure you're more than capable. good luck sir ;)</p>
<p>I don't know: taking a test to catch simple grammer mistakes and write a 500 word essay or take the AP exam?</p>
<p>AP Exam because between DE & AP you're going to get credit wherever you go. The test the school is offering sounds like it might be for placement not necessarily for credit becuase if people could get credit by writing a 500word essay, I think they'd do it.</p>
<p>oh, i NEVER thought of it like that....crap:(....AP exams suck!</p>
<p>AP exam all the way! AP exam scores can be used at a majority of colleges, while dual credit is usually transferable only to community colleges and some state colleges.</p>
<p>however, i really don't like AP exams my spelling, notwithstanding.</p>
<p>Do you have any doubt that you'll get into the school, whether you take the ap class/test or the college class?</p>
<p>Well, I'd like the credit wavied.</p>
<p>I'm telling ya - taking the DE Class along with the AP Test is your best bet. Whats the worst that can happen? You take 1 more test in your life time? With as many tests as you've taken thus far and will in the future, one more won't hurt you. Plus - you get the best of both worlds.</p>
<p>SR now sucks.</p>
<p>Marching Band
Band
AP Gov/Econ
AP Spanish 5
AP English
Alg 2
DE Human Ant. & phys
retaking AP US(didn't put a single colege down) ended up w/ a 3.</p>
<p>did i mention i HAVE NO STUDY HABITS?</p>
<p>SAT I
SAT II</p>
<p>ok its really not that bad.........</p>
<p>if your goal is to have a good educational experience, go with the teacher you think will give that to you. If the goal is credit, take the AP exam regardless of whether you take the high school course or CC (community college) course. There is no such thing as "getting credit as you go along" unless you plan to go to a state school that your CC routinely feeds into. Credit is totally at the whim of the college which will give you a diploma; it is not inherent in any course or exam. Some colleges are more generous about giving AP credit, and miserly about credit for CC courses.</p>
<p>hmmm... that state school deal... don't they just give exemptions for the test and essay?</p>
<p>When I took an English placement test, I scored very high (you wouldn't be able to tell lol). The advisor told me that my score qualified me to be exempt from any general education English classes. But in order to have that privilege, I needed to submit for review a six page paper to the head of the English department. </p>
<p>It sounds we have/had the same deal, especially since the schools are both public. If they are the same, they wouldn't give you credit, just an exemption. Take the AP test if you want the credit.</p>
<p>I took the exemption, not the AP credit. Schools normally charge if you run over a set number of credits for your degree. I thought the exemption option would be better since I planned on a double major. I needed the extra "space."</p>