Clemson takes them. They also give a lot of credits for 4 and 5s on AP tests. My D18 graduated in 3 years because of the 36 or so credits she had going in.
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More public universities take dual credits than private. It is a question you need to ask the schools you are considering as it can make a difference in your total cost of attendance.
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You can also search using transfer equivalency table. Schools will typically list courses they have given credit for in the past so it is not comprehensive but it should give a good idea of which courses will be accepted.
The colleges may have a publicly accessible database of courses they accepted in the past. This may give your nephew a better idea. If a course isnāt listed, it doesnāt mean that it wonāt get accepted, especially if it isnāt a common course. It never hurts to reach out to the colleges and ask.
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Thanks everyone. I sent my sister-in-law the Clemson site and suggested to look at the other colleges as well.
https://transferringcredits.app.clemson.edu/transferequivalency.php
One misconception is that it doesnāt matter if you make Aās in AP or DC courses because the high school gives bonus points. Yes, one gets bonus points toward the weighted GPA but colleges with rigorous admissions look at grades and course rigor.
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My D is going off to San Diego, I do not want to send her with a passport. (because of Tijuana)
Do you really think a student ID and driverās license isnāt enough for employment?
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D20 wasnāt looking for a job at all on campus so we hadnāt even thought of I-9 requirements or anything like that. When she was unexpectedly offered a job with one of her professors, thatās when we found out she needed to supply either a birth certificate or a passport to prove citizenship.
Of course she had neither on her, what we did was ordered a copy of her birth certificate to be sent to her school, it was fairly low cost to do so (something like $8 for the certificate and another $15 for the shipping).
You may want to order an additional birth certificate copy to send if you donāt want to send your child with her passport.
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I related to your comment so much. Currently, D22 agonizing about her decision. State school closer to home good but not ranked high. She loves everything about it but feeling immense pressure from peers to go to the very highly ranked school she is accepted to 6-7 hour drive from home (or short flight). D has managed through some anxiety in last few years and we are so proud of how far she has come. Any tips on being the parent and supporting her to make the best decision for herself without being able to quiet the chatter from peers? Sheās at a very competitive high school where more of her friends are off to highly ranked schools.
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Focus on her path, best fit, positives of closer university.
Classmates will be on their own journeys, not attending with her.
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I understand this too. We adopted the mantra that ācollege is not a prize to be won, but a match to be made.ā this mindset shift really worked for my daughter. encourage her to focus on the things at state school she really loves and recognize her path is her path and her happiness matters more than her peersā opinions. (admittedly tough to do). we even did an old style āpro/conā list which brought clarity. . . good luck.
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Neither a drivers license nor a student ID is proof of citizenship. @beebee3 gave a good alternative. Iām not advocating that every student bring their passport with them. Someone asked if there was a reason a student would need a passport and I replied that they will need it if they are going to work on campus. My oldest didnāt apply to work until the end of freshman year. He came home over spring break and brought his passport back with him.
Iām wondering why Tijuana is your concern. Do you feel that there is a greater likelihood her passport will be stolen in San Diego than in another city?
Iāll start the conversation/discussion now since it will inevitably come up. Some people purchase small safes for their students to keep in their dorm room. My kids never put their laptops or phones in a safe but that is where they kept their passport, check book, keys to our house, wallet etc.
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Of all the things young adults should manage in attending a residential college, safeguarding oneās passport is comparatively easy and minor. They can manage custody of it, and deal with the consequences if they donāt.
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My D21 was in a similar spot last year. She was accepted to a couple of ivies and 2 other T20ās, but she ended up taking the scholarship at a solid state school. We will never know if the prestige schools would have set her up for a better career, but I do see that the state school is working out. She has excellent grades, is working in a very good lab, has 2 volunteering gigs that are helping her become a better person, and is spending the summer in Europe because we arenāt paying for the fancy school.
As long as she goes where she will blossom everything will be fine.
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I think the parent doesnāt want her daughter actually going to Tijuana because itās so close and easy to get to.
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Lost, Rather than go down the rabbit hole in the room, feel free to message me for possible examples.
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We didnāt send our D with her passport. All she needed was a driverās license and her social security card/number for her employer.
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Both when our S was doing paid research at school and his first FT position required enough to prove citizenship. Passport easy-peasy
We all have enhanced driverās licenses. Iām assuming those would work as well as a passport? I had a passport when I got my license and brought it with me for citizenship proof. I brought SS cards for the kids.
No decision here yet. Down to 2 places. One is his choice and one is ours. Iām slowly going his way.
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No, the documents most commonly used for citizenship are either 1. A passport; or 2. Birth certificate and photo license. Most states allow non-US citizens to get an enhanced drivers license provided rhey can show lawful presence in the US
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As far as I can tell, the IRS has not updated the I-9 form to include Enhanced Driverās License as different from regular Driverās License. So youād still need a SS card or Birth Certificate (even though thatās the whole point of the EDLā¦)
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