Does it hurt to have too many dual-enrollment classes?

Applying to College
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<p>I'm concerned that I may start college as a sophomore, and I've heard that you can lose scholarships this way. Is this true?</p>

<p>I will have these credits by graduation:</p>

<p>10th grade:
A.P. World History: 4; 3 hours</p>

<p>11th grade:</p>

<p>University English I: 6 hours
University Calculus I: 3 hours
University Advanced Mechanics: 3 hours</p>

<p>12th grade:</p>

<p>University English II: 6 hours
University Calculus II: 3 hours
University Statistics I: 3 hours
University Statistics II: 3 hours
A.P. Calculus Based Physics C: 3 hours</p>

<p>That adds up to 30 credit hours. Most schools define a sophomore as someone with 24, 27, or 30 credits. Every school that I'm applying to won't necessarily take all of my credits, but I'm still concerned as to whether or not I will get all of the scholarship money that I can. The dual-enrollment credits are from the Mississippi University for Women, where my high school is located; anywhere that takes dual-enrollment credits should accept them. Should I drop some of the math credits to be safe or have I been lied to about losing money?</p>

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<p>You’ll want to check the policies of each university you are looking at. However, it is common for universities to define “freshman” for scholarship purposes as someone who enters directly from high school, with no college or university attendance in between (except possibly a summer session), even if the student has enough AP and community college credits earned while still in high school to gain sophomore standing.</p>

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<p>I go to a public magnet boarding school. My Math, Science, and English classes are dual-enrollment. We have our own academic buildings on the MUW campus, and our college credits are awarded by MUW—which is a university not a community college.</p>

<p>ucbalumnus, thanks for your input. I guess I have some phone calls and emails to make.</p>