There wouldn’t be a difference in admissions between someone who took 60 hours to get an associates vs 60 hours but not meeting all the qualifications.
Take as advanced of classes as possible. DE Physical Education is still just PE. Also, make sure to look into the transferability of the courses you’re taking.
I really don’t care about DE PE, but there definitely more types of sports I can focus on which is a benefit as I hate running. If I could, I’d think I would do normal PE, but I don’t have the option. The only reason I’m earning an A.S. degree is because our state laws means that all my credits will transfer to our state schools which is a great benefit. Without an A.S. or other program, I’d have to submit every class for evaluation which sounds like a huge hassle. The other reason is more along the lines of why not, because I’m only taking 1 or 2 more classes than otherwise.
There’d be no disadvantage to getting one.
How positive are you about making all the credits transferable with an AA degree? Each major has different cirriculum along with each school. I’d think they still will look at each of your classes to see if they’re transferable to your major.
@Jpgranier If you’re taking DE classes at a local community college, then it usually transfer to any college in state. I know for the community college I take DE classes at, they have bridge programs to just about every public college in the state, so I don’t even have to worry about credits not transferring.
@PulseStar I got most my recommendations from high school teachers so I am not sure. I have developed good relationships with some professors and think I could get a recommendation from them. I have also gotten one from the principal of the dual enrollment program at the college. I almost got one from q prof but was unable to get in contact so I used school teachers. Much easier to stay in contact with them.
@kitkat01 I’ve taken 3 DE classes before but those were only about an hour long each on average. Those classes are also at night so not sure if you are able to get to the classes on time after school. It mostly drspends on the rest of your course schedule. Like I took 3 classes at high school and 3 DE classes one semester.
Mine are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 6-8. I can definitely get there after school, I am just worried I might be over working myself
@bopper I’m about 90% positive and like you said there’s no disadvantage. I’ve also looked at some schools which allow almost no credit transfer where I’d be okay going to. The difference is that these schools have accelerated classes in the lower division, like basic math , and offer placement tests.
I’m planning out my spring quarter, and I’m planning on taking:
PHYS 153: General Physics III
PHIL 214: Philosophical Voices in Pop Culture: Doctor Who
MENG 385: Robotics and Automation
MATH 260: Differential Equations
POLI 100: Modern Gov in America (online)
I’m such a nerd but I’m so excited for this schedule!!
I’d be excited for that schedule too. We don’t have anything like your Meng and Phil class.
I’m taking:
physics classical mechanics
Calculus (the APBC equivalent)
Soccer.
The rest of my classes are normal high school classes. Going to file an application for next year so I can take all my classes at the college level.
I would like to see statistics for dual credit student’s college matriculations. In my district, most who took enough dual credits to be an associate, ended up in state schools vs good AP/IB students who we’re accepted into selective public or private colleges. I’m curious if it was a district thing or common practice?
@“Yalie 2011” some schools, such as my school district, give a higher GPA to AP students vs Dual Credit. So at my district, there are more AP students who are accepted to more selective schools. A major reason is because most students who want the higher GPA and Class Rank to get into the most competitive schools are going to take the AP course load. Arguably, APs are harder than DC, but taking DC will allow you for more credit hours, and a higher grade as intro DC community college courses are easy.
There are pros and cons in my district because they do GPA based on each individual point, so an 85 in AP = 90 in DC.
@“Yalie 2011” A reason why so many DE students go to a state school is because credits easily transfer to those schools compared to more selective school. If I end up going to my state school, I’ll basically go into college a sophomore. That being said, my state school isn’t my only option. I’ve applied to some more selective school. I love their campus, size, programs, etc. But it’ll be a hassle trying to get my DE credits to transfer. Most selective colleges have stricter guidelines to which DE credits will transfer (if any). GPA wise in my district DE classes are weighted the same as AP/IB classes.
DE credits seem like the obvious choice versus AP, unless there is a GPA difference.
I understand that DE are great for saving time and money if that’s your preference, just wanted to know if there is any advantage or disadvantage for admissions into selective schools.
@Yalie2011 depends on what you’re taking. If you’re taking advanced classes not offered by your school then selective colleges will like that. If you’re taking all easy intro classes not so much.
@yalie2012 @snowfairy137 to add onto that.
Taking DE classes instead of AP because your school doesn’t offer them would be seen very favorably. Personally, my school offers no APs, so I took DE.
I think the best looking situation for taking DE is if your school offers a limited AP course schedule. If you take all the APs your school offers then go onto take advanced DE courses, you’ll stand out Big Time.
On intro courses, such as English 1, US history, US government, I see nothing wrong with taking them. Taking English 1 and 2 DE instead of high school English 4, you’d be seen favorably. A student has to knock out the basics before the move into advanced DE courses.
@Jpgranier true. I was thinking about one of my friends who is purposely only taking easy classes. He doesn’t want to go to a seldctive college so its fine.
Im out of math at my high school so im taking like calc 3, diff eq, and linear algebra. I sure hope that looks better than all intro classes.
I like to challenge myself and you’re trying to reach your potential so I’d consider it a good thing. One aspect that I hadn’t considered before are the faculty resources. It definitely depends on the class, teacher, and community college, but some teachers have a wide range of skills. One easy example is that my previous math teacher had a PhD in mathematics while my current teacher only has a Master’s.
My current physics teacher holds a PhD and has done quite a bit of research until he discovered that he enjoyed teaching. On the other hand, my lab teacher has a Master’s and spent most of his life working. Teaching for him is his retirement. Sure they aren’t world class researchers or engineers but they definitely can tell you about current developments in the field and explain to you concepts beyond the current class.
Rarely does a High School teacher have the ability to disperse such information.
@PulseStar usually, however my high school CAD teacher and robotics coach was a mechanical engineer before she became a teacher, so those generalizations aren’t always true.
Hey I’m fully dual enrolled too! I saw you were looking at an out-of-state school; are you having trouble with transferring credits? I’m from Florida and I was looking at some California schools, I’m worried about which classes can transfer (or will even be recognized as high school credit). I go to a fairly small 2-year accredited college, so I don’t know if the rigidity of my classes will accepted.
I will be graduating with 81 credit hours so I realllly want most of them to transfer.