<p>For senior year I am enrolled in AP Gov first sem and AP Micro Econ second sem. I am thinking of taking Gov over the summer at CC, and then Micro and Macro Econ first semester senior at CC. For a lot of colleges I am applying as an Econ major. I am applying to UC's and Ivy's. My questions are</p>
<p>a) is this a good plan and should I do it?
b) do universities really view CC classes as being as hard and rigorous as AP classes? For example Biology at local CC is way easier than AP Bio at my HS, do ad coms know this?</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for your help. </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.assist.org”>http://www.assist.org</a> will tell you what UCs and CSUs think of courses at California community colleges.</p>
<p>If you take college courses in the same subjects, taking the high school AP courses would be pointless (although taking the AP tests may be useful if the colleges you are considering do not accept the college courses taken while in high school).</p>
<p>AP courses only go up to college frosh level material. Community colleges offer up to college sophomore level material.</p>
<p>All of the classes I’m taking are transferable. However I’m not so much concerned with whether or not I am able to transfer. I’m mainly just wondering, if someone was to take for example no science during the school year, and then take something like transferrable Biology during the summer at CC, would colleges go like “ok that is basically equivalent to AP Biology?” Because I’ve been hearing different things; some colleges view it as an honors class even if its transferrable, etc. Would appreciate your insight. </p>