<p>Once I get in, I would have to talk to a different counselor and set up my schedule. I could take classes at any time. I could take them in the morning and then come to school. Or I could take classes in the afternoon. I think I rather take the classes in the afternoon. I do not want to take classes at night and I do not think they have many to offer after 4.</p>
<p>As someone who did take college classes in high school, I would like to stress how difficult it is to schedule college classes around a high school curriculum. It is tricky enough that you cannot cherry-pick which college classes you want to take years in advance. You have to take whatever college classes fit around your high school schedule. </p>
<p>Maybe your local college is different, but in my experience most daytime college classes meet between 10:00am and 3:00pm. Finding college classes to take in the morning before your high school classes seems extraordinarily difficult. Taking all your high school classes in the morning and reserving the afternoon for college classes might work, provided that your high school actually offers all of the classes you need to take in the morning. That may not be the case. Even if that works, you would be restricted to college classes meeting in the afternoon - and your first-choice classes may not.</p>
<p>The high school classes I would take would be physics, french 2, and math. They offer honors physics and cp math every single period. French 2 has 2 classes, one in the afternoon and one in the morning. Journalism is in the afternoon and is one class, so that may be the only problem. I looked online at schedules and it seems like the courses I want to take have many different time slots. I guess it is because US History and English are general courses.</p>
<p>You plan to take three college classes as a high school junior. If I understand correctly, full time college students take four. You, in addition, plan to take three high school classes, subjects that presumably will require you to spend more time on each class because those are your weakest subjects. When you had a normal high school load, you were only able to manage a 3 on your AP test. This sounds like a very aggressive schedule.</p>
<p>Actually, I can take anywhere from 2-4 classes. I want to take 2 classes my senior year and 3 my junior year. Also, you make a 3 sound like an F! UGA and UNC- Chapel Hill would accept that credit. How is that bad? Cornell may not accept it, but I don’t plan on going to the Ivy League. I’m also not the best test taker, so I’m glad I passed. Also, I’m not too worried about physics. I got an A in Honors Chemistry and I’ve heard Physics is easier. I’m in college prep math and it’s not that hard. It does sound like a rigorous schedule, but I think I can manage it. I also am taking classes which I like! The only class I should be worried about is French…</p>
<p>I have a question about dual enrollment. I am planning on taking two dual enrollment classes this summer and one honors class online. I currently have a 4.2 GPA and want to get it up to a 5.0. Do you think that the dual enrollments classes will help a lot. I plan on taking Wellness and Fitness and Wellness for life.</p>
<p>You need to ask your HS that. We don’t know how they would weight those classes.</p>
<p>Sounds like you had your mind made up before you posted. So, some things to consider as you try to arrange your dual enrollment. The more selective the school, the less likely they are to accept college courses taken in while you were a high school student. You’ve got some brand name schools on your list. Better check out the policies. Dual enrollment can be great, but it doesn’t have the wide acceptance that AP does. When you have a choice, you might be smarter to go with AP if you’re not certain what college you’ll attend.</p>
<p>In general I think there is a trend toward too many AP / IB / Dual Enrollment classes. In many cases it would make more sense to have students work on areas of weakness rather than spend time accelerating in areas of strength. </p>
<p>For those considering Dual Enrollment, checking schedule logistics is a must. For example, our school district does day1/day2 block scheduling. It does not dovetail well with college weekly class scheduling.</p>
<p>early_college,
even if you ace you CC classes, you will most probably get no credit for them at any of your “top choice schools” - just so you know… </p>
<p>And if your reason for taking college classes in HS is that you “want to take a class with people [you] do not know and with a real professor. … want to see what a real college class will feel like”, I am not sure that the picture you will get at a school where “people get in with a 2.0 and no honors classes” is all that accurate…</p>
<p>note-- this is an old thread bumped by a new poster, not earlycollege.</p>
<p>Yeah, noticed that right after I posted. Sorry.</p>