Taking community college classes in the summer before freshman year?

<p>I'm a senior in high school right now and I'm thinking of taking a community college class or two this summer. (I'll try to take classes that will transfer, but I'm mostly just doing this for my own edification and I don't really care if the credits transfer or not.)</p>

<p>Has anyone done this? Is there anything I need to know that isn't obvious? Of course I've already been accepted to my college (Case Western, if it matters) as a freshman, but I wanted to make sure that taking classes at other colleges after my high school graduation wouldn't turn me into a transfer student and mess up my financial aid. </p>

<p>I’ve taken community college classes instead of highschool classes for the past two years. Even with 60 credits, every school I talked to said I would still be considered an incoming freshman because I was graduating from highschool. I think as long as you don’t have more than 60, you’re good to go.</p>

<p>You would not be considered as a transfer student. To be considered a transfer student you’d have to take a certain amount of credits*. One or two classes over the summer will not mess up you financial aid or student classification. </p>

<p>*Cut off depends on college</p>

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I’ve done full-time dual enrollment this year, but right now I’m thinking about taking classes after graduation, and I didn’t know if that would make a difference.</p>

<p>The schools I talked to said it wouldn’t be a problem, I was planning on doing the same thing. Just call someone at Case Western, I’m sure they could tell you yes or no for sure.</p>