Dual enrollment vs AP vs IB

Applying to College
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<p>Is any one program, such as an Early College, IB programme, or AP, better than another?</p>

<p>I am an Early College student, so I don't have room in my schedule for AP classes. Instead, I do dual enrollment at the community college (liberal arts courses, social sciences, microbiology, anatomy and physiology, statistics), and will have accumulated nearly 50 credit hours by the end of my senior year--far more than any IB or AP score could generate. Plus, my early college program requires job shadowing, internship hours, among other things. Basically, I am taking the most rigorous program offered to me at this time. In my opinion, Early College is extremely impressive. While AP is only a good prediction of college success and environment, early college IS the college class. </p>

<p>My home district only offers 5 AP tests (there are 34). That's not a very good ratio. In other words, my school doesn't have a strong AP program. I could have gone to our IB academy, but found out too late--after I was accepted to the Early College.</p>

<p>Do you think the lack of AP classes will be a problem when applying to top-notch colleges (public ivy's, honor colleges)? </p>

<p>Please share your opinion with me. </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Different school districts offer different options to their students, and each of these are very good. Since your school district offers dual-enrollment, take advantage of that and don’t worry about what other school districts are up to, or what you might have missed out on by not being in IB. Of these three options, I personally think that dual-enrollment is the best because as you point out, they are real true college courses.</p>

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<p>I did Early College…</p>

<p>I am attending the University of FLorida on a full ride and I have 3rd year status…</p>

<p>Do early college. you won’t regret it.</p>

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<p>I was accepted to Auburn, FSU, UCF, and GaTech. (FYI)</p>

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<p>Check the articulation agreements between your community college and the state universities in your state to ensure that you are taking transferable courses that will give useful subject credit. In many cases, the state universities accept community college courses better than they do AP credit, since they are actual college courses.</p>