Dual Enrollment Students (Past and Present)

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>I am curious as to what your thoughts are about Dual Enrollment. Did you love it? Did you hate it? Were you indifferent? Past DE students: how did it help prepare you for your future (whether it be at a university or elsewhere)? Any regrets? And if you don't mind my asking, where did you take your college courses and how long were you a DE student?</p>

<p>I guess I'll start. :) I have been a Dual Enrollment student since my freshman year of high school. I am now a senior and will be graduating in May of 2012 with both my high school diploma and my Associate of Arts degree. I will have 80+ college credits. I am hoping to attend University of Florida in the Fall of 2012 and eventually earn my PhD in English. Dual Enrollment was the best thing that ever happened to me. Because of DE, I was able to finish up my high school credits by the middle of my junior year and am now attending Edison State College as a full-time student for my senior year of high school. </p>

<p>If you have any additional thoughts, opinions, or questions, feel free to express them. :)</p>

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<p>I’m currently enrolled my senior year. So far, the classes have been a breeze, and not to mention they are free college credit! While I’ll probably only have around 10 hours at the end of the year, it certainly beats having to take these classes at college.</p>

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<p>Uh I’ve taken five College Now courses and will take one more next semester for a total of ~18 credits (then they don’t allow you to take any more classes :() so… </p>

<p>The problem is these credits are only accepted by CUNY schools which I have no intention of applying/going to so I’m just taking the classes to learn about stuff my HS doesn’t teach and to put on my college app.</p>

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<p>Taking during my second semester .</p>

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<p>How many can you take per semester? I’m currently finishing up with Human Biology this semester and was wondering if I could take two.</p>

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<p>DE students in my county (Lee) in the state of Florida are allowed to take up to fifteen credit hours per semester (five classes). :slight_smile: It’s the same in many other counties/states as well.</p>

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<p>I started dual enrollment as a rising senior. I attend a local state university (as a commuter) full time, and I have really enjoyed the experience. When I go to college “for real” it will be wonderful to have several semesters of college classes behind me. </p>

<p>There is actually a large dual enrolled population at the university I attend. It’s a great community, and they have their own dorms. In my Chem class this semester, high school students actually made up a large percentage of the class!</p>

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<p>I went to a magnet school and everyone in my program did dual-enrollment starting their junior year. It was nice because we didn’t have to go to the university, they hired a professor to teach us in our classrooms. So basically it felt like a high school class, except there was no homework and the grades were based on two tests. Actually a lot of my other high school classes didn’t have homework either, so come to think of it it wasn’t much different at all.</p>

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<p>I’m currently dual enrolled just for math at Georgia Tech. It’s ok I guess. Its a video class since we watch the professor on the screen and we still learn and all but it doesnt beat having a physical teacher teaching calculus. I don’t seem to learn much through this way of dual enrollment.</p>

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<p>BUMP.
I keep asking this question, but unfortunately not that many people are answering, if any at all. So if you guys could help me out, that’d be great.</p>

<p>Basically–if you got a B- in a college course DE, how does that play into your acceptance at colleges (both for top colleges and “not-so-top” ones)?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>I’m not a high school student, but I spotted this in the “Latest Posts” category, so I’ll relate my experience.</p>

<p>I started dual enrollment (in Florida) the summer after my sophomore year. Every regular semester (and most summer semesters) after, I had a full load at a local state college. When I graduated high school, I also graduated with an AA, having taken 79 credits.</p>

<p>My first two years of high school, my GPA was around 3.4-3.5 or so. I was the kid that would get a 100 on the exam but pull by with an 80 because I never did homework. I wasn’t a mature student, and my environment wasn’t changing that (Florida is one of the worst states for primary and secondary education). I wasn’t good with homework or study habits, the teachers were often lackluster (with some exceptions; I did have a few very good teachers), and I simply didn’t feel engaged, despite a great desire to learn (always been a big reader of history, philosophy, science).</p>

<p>When I switched to dual enrollment, things were much different. There was no unnecessary homework, no busywork, nothing destructive to learning. Professors stood up and lectured all class, every class, exams were thorough but straight-forward, and I felt much more intellectually engaged. Many of my professors were simply outstanding, and though the material itself may have been more challenging, the way it was presented made it easier for me, and I graduated summa cum laude, with a roughly 3.96 GPA. It was also nice that I was in school four days a week, maybe four hours a day, with complete choice over class times.</p>

<p>Since my dual enrollment grades also counted towards high school grades, I ended up with a sharp upward trend, and an overall GPA around 3.7. My test scores were very high and I ended up with a lot of success with admissions.</p>

<p>I’m currently studying at the University of Notre Dame. It’s ironic that dual enrollment got me here, but doesn’t count for much credit-wise. If I had stayed in Florida, I would have had two years of college done. Notre Dame only takes 9 of my credits (and some AP I had from freshman/sophomore year), so I’ll be here all four years. However, they gave me a full financial package, so going to a state school wouldn’t have saved me anything except for time, and I decided I’d rather be at ND for four years.</p>

<p>Ultimately, the decision to do dual enrollment changed how I learned in school and did great things for my grades. I also had the easiest transition of any of my friends in college, since I was already used to college class structures and schedules.</p>

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I had a B in one of my DE classes and got into Notre Dame. It should also be noted that I had many Bs and a couple Cs in freshman/sophomore high school classes. A few Bs won’t kill you anywhere; it’s the overall trend that matters. Dual enrollment classes are recognizably high level, so colleges will understand. Unlike AP and IB, which are “equivalent” to college level, DE is college level.</p>

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<p>Thank you so much for the responses. :)</p>

<p>Musicsweetie, I have received many, many B’s, and a few C’s, as well as many A’s, in the 30+ college classes I have taken. I have been accepted to University of Central Florida and University of South Florida. Still waiting to hear back from University of Florida, but I am very positive that I will be accepted. Dual Enrollment classes are understandably more difficult than high school classes, or AP and IB courses, as Manorite pointed out. I am full-time admission for my senior year of high school at the college I’ve been dual enrolled at since freshman year. I love the flexibility and how much more I learn here as opposed to high school. I just registered for my Associate of Arts graduation, which will be May 4th. :slight_smile: I am so excited. I will be graduating with 80+ credits. Becoming Dual Enrolled was the best decision I ever made for myself. And the great part is that all of the universities I applied to will accept all of my credits!</p>

<p>Thanks again for sharing your experiences! Congrats, Manorite, for getting into ND! That is an amazing accomplishment! I am petrified that I won’t get into UF, but I am also hopeful. :)</p>