<p>Lots of great advice in this thread.</p>
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<p>That struck me too. If she is ready for them, I think she could take 3 in October and 3 in November, which would mean the scores would be available for the next round of regular-admissions applications. I think her SAT should be current enough to use, but she should take the PSAT in order to qualify for the National Merit program, just in case she goes to a school where that means significant FA.</p>
<p>I would be wary of going straight to CC for two reasons.</p>
<p>Firstly, the academic quality can vary widely. In some places, CCs routinely offer advanced courses to high-achieving HS students. In others, CC offers traditional academics aimed at students who did poorly in HS, and a student like your D would not be appropriately challenged. For example, last time I checked, our local CC did not offer calculus at all, while students in other areas go to CC because they have outgrown the math program at their HS. An AP student at one of our local HSs would never think of taking regular academic classes at the CC.</p>
<p>Secondly, if she goes to CC and is not also enrolled at a HS she may have to apply to 4-year schools as a transfer student. Often, FA for transfer students is significantly less.</p>