<p>Do you take any college courses during high school? Which year? Does it help to get to Ivies?</p>
<p>Im fresh (soph by US curiculla) and I can take maybe about two courses the next year in subject which Im really interested in, at a private college (which is not one of bests in country, but quite good). So does it matter?</p>
<p>How about US? How many people are taking college courses during high school?</p>
<p>I think most people on this board take a few AP (or IB) classes, which are considered equivalent to college classes at most schools. Some people take classes at actual universities, but they seem to be harder to come by than AP classes (at least in America) so AP classes are more commonly taken.</p>
<p>All you need to do to get credit for an AP class is take a test, so you might be able to do that in addition to your college classes if you wanted.</p>
<p>And yes, college/AP classes help.</p>
<p>Most people take AP classes, but there are also some opoprtunities to take courses at community colleges, either during the school year or during the summer. There are also summer programs at colleges that do give credit and grades.</p>
<p>It helps not just getting into the Ivies, but just gives you an edge in college admissions overall since it gives an example of how you'll be prepared for college-level work. Of course, if you get a D in one of your AP classes, that might not work to your advantage.</p>
<p>If there aren't AP/IB courses offered at your school, then I don't think it'll be too big of a deal as long as you take advantage of what opportunities you do have. If you have the chance to attempt college-level work, then I'd recommend attempting it!</p>
<p>another plus about the AP classes is it's a nation wide std., so a college knows that student A in NY took the same class as student B in Alaska. (not that the class was taught the same, but the test they took at the end was)</p>
<p>Our extremely large school district offers programs which merge h.s. and local cc classes. D was mostly done w/ challenging math at h.s. after sophomore year, so she would have been a good candidate. However, I really didn't think it was worth the scheduling issues that it would raise, and the amount that it would take her out of the high school "world". What's the hurry to jump into adulthood? She's taken lots of AP courses, so she'll get the advantage of taking challenging courses at the U level right off the bat, but I'm advocating that she use the extra hours to be able to take a lighter load each semester, take more electives that just purely interest her, study abroad, etc. as opposed to rushing through to get into Grad school earlier.</p>