<p>Throughout the year my teachers and peers have informed me of a school which is recommended one transfer to at the end of sophomore year (that school is only for juniors and seniors). This school is unique in the fact that it is a high school situated at a Miami-Dade community college campus, where one takes high school classes in the afternoon, and college classes in the morning.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mdc.edu/main/sas/">http://www.mdc.edu/main/sas/</a></p>
<p>Many people have pointed out that this is a great school due to the fact that you can finish your first two years of college for free. However, wouldn't this mean that when I finish HS, I would also finish my associates, making me a transfer student if I were to apply to top schools? My English teacher also pointed out that it is important to achieve a high class ranking, and at a school where only the best go, this could hurt my chances as I could get a lower ranking in the class.</p>
<p>What I want to know is if it is worth it. The school itself is great it is one of the top schools, but I feel as though it is so because it only accepts the top students. To me it seems like a school where you want to earn a career quickly and go to maybe that same community college or maybe FIU. Those options are great, but I consider them safe schools and I wanted to figure out if double the coursework was worth it, and if it could help me for college or possibly hurt. (I go to a STEM magnet and it has various AP classes I plan on taking if I stay).</p>
<p>It is good to ask questions. I don’t know the answer, but I have some more questions. </p>
<p>1 - Does earning dual credits at a CC categorize you as a transfer student? ( No Associates degree)
2- Does earning an Associate degree categorize you as a transfer student?
3 - Do you eliminate qualification for freshman scholarships and grants?
4- What is the feedback from the current B.S. cohorts who completed this progressive approach in 2013 and 2012
5- Are these dual credit courses really part of the core curriculum for STEM majors. For example, College Algebra.
6- What other courses are fulfilling an Associates degree but not accepted in the core of a B.S. / B.A.?
7- Oh, is a dual credit course a greater course bump to the H.S. GPA than the 1.0 AP bump </p>
<p>I’ve seen the core requirements for Engineering programs, College Algebra is an example of a course not listed in the core. It usually begins with PreCalculus. So why are students being directed into College Algebra. Is not this course academic ineffective?</p>
<p>There are tons of forums upon this controversial topic, if you never have had visited them. However, I think it all depends on where you are going. Of course, medicine schools of top-tier universities (e.g., Stanford, Johns Hopkins, Yale) don’t want to admit students that have learned community college-level classes. This surely is because money and competition from other students who have took the same classes you might try to take but in that medical school’s university or another four-year university.</p>
<p>If I was you, try to take minor classes, like psychology, maths, and English. Medical school usually don’t scrutinize such, but please look at each university’s admission process and prerequisites. </p>
<p>I have read this interesting paragraph from the page of Johns Hopkins admissions, and I don’t actually know if it is unique to them: </p>
<p>"Beginning with the 2015 admissions cycle, the School of Medicine will accept prerequisites completed at the community college level. The change in policy acknowledges that as part of the holistic review process used to select applicants to interview at Hopkins, many factors are considered. These factors include the rigor of the applicant’s course of studies, grades, MCAT scores, clinical and research exposure, letters of recommendation, personal statement and the applicant’s understanding of medicine. In addition, we consider the path the applicants have taken which led to their desire to apply to medical school and become a physician.</p>
<p>In order to be competitive in the selection process, we encourage prospective applicants with community college prerequisites to supplement these courses by taking advanced courses in related subjects at their four year institution."</p>