<p>I'm going onto junior year this fall and I'm contemplating a few things.</p>
<p>I think I'm going to take either AP US History or AP World History. Is this necessary if I've already taken the Honors version of both (the AP's are only available to 11-12 graders) if I got an A in both courses? </p>
<p>I'm also wondering what exactly is the difference between Dual Enrollment and AP, if in the end you just get a college credit. For example, I'll be in DE Psychology this year... is it necessary to still take the AP exam? (It's not an AP class)</p>
<p>As for self-studying, I'm thinking about Art History, European History, and maybe some others.</p>
<p>If I were to take an AP class this year, I'd have to remove Psychology and Graphics from my schedule. I mean, I could just take them senior year, but wouldn't it look bad to cram all my electives into senior year? Or would it look worse to take my AP classes senior year (I'm already taking AP English senior year, I could just move US and World History to then as well.) If I just keep Psych and Graphics, and opt out of an AP class junior year, would it be beneficial for me to self-study one not offered at my school? NOT many are even offered at my school (I believe seven or eight actually are, and only three are offered to juniors). </p>
<p>I'm sorry if this seems like to many questions, but I'm so puzzled as to what to do here.</p>
<p>Idk about your school but if you only read an average of 10 pages a week for world history/Us history AP is a much more rigorous but much more enjoyable course than honors. </p>
<p>APUSH goes from pre-jamestown to about 1980 did your US history class end at ~1900ish? </p>
<p>With your dual enrollment class you should be prepared for the AP exam if you wish to take it but it is completely extra.</p>
<p>My Honors US History class ended right before the Cold War, but it started at WW1.</p>
<p>So you’re saying that any dual enrollment class is like AP? Like, the course material? Would it be as beneficial to my application as an AP class would?</p>
<p>Taking an AP class is NEVER necessary… some people (although a minority) never even take ANY AP classes during HS. If you’ve taken Honors of both US and World Hist, then you have the choice if you wanna take AP or not. The fact you got an A in both courses can probably mean that you’ll be well-prepared for the AP versions of those classes, if you decide to take them. The choice is all on you. I would go ahead and recommend taking it if you have time/room on your schedule. </p>
<p>I’m not sure about dual enrollment too much, but it’s hard and fast-paced. There is a dual-enrollment calculus class at our school, where the students take Calc 2 one semester, and then calc 3 the next. But still, I’m not sure what “dual enrollment” means. And no, if you’re not in AP Psych, it isn’t necessary to take the AP exam, unless your school requires you to. From what I know, AP is a whole different system. You are never required to take an AP exam, unless you feel like you’re prepared for it. I still think that AP classes have more recognition than DE… doesn’t DE just depend on your school system, while AP is a national program? Sorry if I’m wrong about this…</p>
<p>As for cramming all of your electives into senior year, it doesn’t necessarily look “BAD”, but it might seem like you got all of the easy classes on purpose to relax senior year… I think taking your AP classes senior year will look better because you will still be trying your hardest as a senior, which is the time when most people like to slack off. And of course it would be beneficial to self-study a course not offered at your school… Thats kind of the main reason why people self-study (the other reason being, they want more AP’s on their record :P).</p>
<p>If you’re asking if DE will be beneficial to your college application, then my answer is yes. All I’m saying is that AP might be more recognized because its a national program… But ofc DE will be beneficial because I’m assuming it’s gifted?</p>
<p>Dual Enrollment means you’re dual enrolled in a high school class and a college class. So the classes are taught at college levels and we earn college credits for them (if we pass). </p>
<p>This post is naive. Most people never take an AP class, period. The average high school student is neither motivated nor academically inclined. And that’s fine, it does not make any of us superior to them. But certainly a vast majority of high school students never take an AP class.</p>