<p>My younger sister is debating whether or not to do dual enrollment for her senior year. My parents and I were just wondering if we could get more information about dual enrollment. Is it viewed as a plus or minus in college admissions (she would want to end up at a different school)? Would she need to stay on campus? How would her EOCTs and graduation requirements work out? Would we have to pay tuition as though she is a student at the college or is dual enrollment a special situation that would require more or (by a long shot) less tuition? Anecdotes and any information you could provide would be incredibly helpful! We just want to know more about it.</p>
<p>It varies a lot depending on both your high school and college. I am currently in dual enrollment so I will speak to my personal situation as well as a friend’s who is also in dual enrollment.
I am taking a full schedule at my high school and one class at a local college (Chatham). For the program I am in you have to be accepted into it/have a certain GPA/SAT, because I am participating through an honors program I did not have to pay for anything other then a registration fee ($50). I do not live on campus though I have access to campus resources (library, fitness center and so on). The class I am taking would be counted as a social studies credit, if I chose to put it on my transcript it will count as such. This being said I cannot use it to meet my graduation requirements. This being said I have a friend who is dong dual enrollment at Pitt for math and was granted special permission to use the credits towards graduation. The only reason he received permission is because he ran out of math classes to take at my high school and had already self-studyed AP Calc BC (and got a 5).
So that is my story, your best bet is for her to first identify where she wants to take dual enrollment/if she wants to participate in a special program. She should then speak to her counselor.
As for how colleges view dual enrollment…From my understanding colleges tend to like it, since it shows that you can handle college level classes. That being said I have heard that they don’t like dual enrollment when you are only taking dual enrollment and no high school classes (it shows a lack of commitment to a program/school you are already in).
Hope this helps, let me know if I can answer any more/specific questions…</p>
<p>Thank you so much! I’ll definitely look into it more. I didn’t know you could dual enroll in only a few classes while you’re still taking classes at your high school (most of the people I knew just went full time to the college). She is currently at a wonderful high school and I know my parents and I would prefer her to stay, so thank you very much!</p>
<p>I’m taking all dual enrollment classes next year, but I’ve finished all the graduation requirements at my school and all the AP classes, so there’s not really any other option. I’m not allowed to live on campus.
Dual enrollment during the school year is completely free where I live at any college in the state that offers it.</p>