How are CC courses viewed by top Colleges?

Applying to College
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I took some community class courses after school and during the summer. In particular:

Calc 1: B
Calc 2: A
Calc 3: A
Some random history course: A

How will that B look in regards to top colleges like the Ivies, Stanford, MIT, etc.? I will be applying for engineering. I understand that the other parts of my application are much more important than that one grade, but since its an actual college course, will it be seen as an A?

Thanks

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CC courses are typically treated the same as AP courses in the weighted GPA (A = 5.0, B = 4.0, etc.).

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A B is a B. It is also not part of your HS record. You will have to transfer into those schools.

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Are those from DE?

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@goldenbear2020 Ah ok. So even though the Calc 1 class does all of Calc AB in one semester, its been as the same?

@“Erin’s Dad” Sorry what do you mean? I know it doesn’t factor into my high school GPA but in the eyes of admissions officers, is it seen any different?

@billcsho I’m not 100% what dual enrollment is. Normally at my school you would just take AB and BC, but I elected to get farther ahead in math and just took the classes after school. It’s not officially encouraged by my school, but is this dual enrollment?

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OP is a hs junior. He doesn’t have to transfer, he’s not matriculated at the cc. And right, a B is a B.

But OP, you’ve asked about a lot of problem grades and a 3.7. You need to understand what those schools look for. No one should expect to apply to a tippy top without doing the research. There will be fierce competition at some of your targets, a vast chunk with rigor and top grades.

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Thanks for the clarification LF. That certainly puts a different light on it than if the OP were a HS grad taking classes post HS. I think the OP should see if his state has rules for Dual Enrollment credit which might help here in getting HS credit and maybe bumping class rank.

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Dual enrollment is the situation where a college course and grade are reported on your high school record, as well as your record at the college. If this is not the case, then you are just taking college courses while in high school. Either way, this is certainly a good thing in the view of many colleges, if you do well in the college courses and take more advanced ones.

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If it is not DE, it would not affect your HS GPA.