<p>But it does offer many dual enrollment courses. If I take as many of the courses that my school offers (10 or so), enroll in the early college program at the local state college (SCF), and take several AP exams (self study, test at other high schools), will I be a fair competitor of students taking all AP exams their senior year?
(I don't really mind taking classes over if the Florida credits don't transfer, I'm just taking them for the learning and transcript)</p>
<p>Colleges know this, because your counselor (should) be sending school profiles along with your application letting colleges know that the certain school does not offer AP courses, but a college dual enrollment program. If you take the most rigorous course of study available, then you will be fine. And competitive.</p>
<p>Evan, </p>
<p>My school only had three AP classes. I was very concerned about this, so I just took the hardest classes my school offered and seven classes at the local University. I did not have any AP scores to report on my application, but I did send my transcripts from both my high school and university to all schools to which I applied and explained my situation in the “additional info” section of the common app. </p>
<p>Overall, I ended up having an successful admissions experience. I made it into a the majority of schools I applied to (including a few top twenty schools), was waitlisted at three, and rejected to only one. (Brown. Boo.) This fall I’ll be attending Harvard. =) My boyfriend, who also took the most rigorous courses at our school and pursued courses at the local university, will be attending Johns Hopkins. </p>
<p>Basically, admissions officers really want to see that you have used all resources available to you and that you have sought out opportunities for learning outside of what is presented to you. You won’t be penalized for what your school doesn’t offer, but you will be penalized for not using what your school does offer to the fullest. Beyond that, any college classes and AP tests that you take will be a boost. As you said, most top colleges probably won’t accept the credits you earn at SCF. (Although I believe Johns Hopkins is accepting 12 hours or so from my boyfriend.) Nevertheless, I would definitely recommend taking classes at your local U both for your resume and the experience in general. You sound like a motivated young person, and I wish you the best of luck!</p>
<p>Thanks lilkdub503 and aleader!</p>
<p>Thanks for the post aleader!</p>