@mommaloudon: EARLY COLLEGE, STRATEGICALLY: How to Start Earning College Credit While Still in High School (or before). After sharing that my 13-year-old just picked up his college ID…and that several of my older kids have earned associate degrees before graduating high school…I got SO many questions about exactly how we do this. So I’m breaking it ALL down in this series. Not because every child should start college early. They shouldn’t. Not because a college degree is the only path to success. It isn’t. But IF college is part of your child’s future, I want parents to know what options may be available…and how to use them strategically. Here’s what we’re talking about: 1. How high-school students can take real college classes 2. How to find concurrent/dual-enrollment programs where you live 3. What college classes can cost while your child is still in high school 4. How to know if your child is actually ready for college-level work 5. Why we often choose concurrent enrollment instead of AP 6. How we choose classes AND professors 7. How to make sure credits will actually transfer 8. Why we build toward a degree instead of collecting random credits 9. CLEP exams, Modern States, (I am just learning about this option myself) AP and other ways to earn college credit 10. Options for homeschool, public-school and private-school students 11. What international families and Americans living abroad can investigate 12. What parents need to understand about a REAL college transcript 13. How the associate degree works…and what happens afterward 14. How I would build a college-credit plan if I were starting over today And probably more…because your questions are already giving me ideas for additional videos. 😂 Follow along and save this series so you can come back to it. And PLEASE leave your questions below. 👇 What do you want me to explain that isn’t on this list yet? I’ll use your questions to help decide what I cover next. ⚠️ College, state, transfer, residency and eligibility policies vary. I’m sharing what we’ve learned from our family’s experience and teaching you what to research…not promising that every program or strategy will work for every student. #CollegeStrategically #CollegeCredit #ConcurrentEnrollment #DualEnrollment #EarlyCollege
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Monday 14 September 2026 19:56:33 GMT
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mavi's tok :
As a kid who did this let me tell you: you are making a mistake here as a mother. They need to develop psycologically with their peers. They need to go thru life stages as a normal kid.
2026-09-14 22:38:49
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Lauren | Postpartum Sculpting :
I graduated with my bachelors at 16 masters at 20. 39 now. But I did it without any colleges offering any early enrollment - just pushed lol
2026-09-14 20:58:58
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S1141 :
Does this mean they’ll go to university as a junior ?
2026-09-14 21:12:54
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user1894364634923 :
To be honest, I'd rather just give them a choice of not going to high school and go to penn foster, where you get your high school diploma in six months, as long as you graduated from middle school, and then they can take two years or three years in an actual college where they only have to deal with college work, not on top of high school so they could work, but I would recommend going to a career college, not going for a four year. Unless what they're going in for needs, it
2026-09-14 22:26:45
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Mehjz :
Which college ? Not here in California
2026-09-15 01:06:21
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Javonna, LCSWA🙌🏾 :
My son is only 7 and I am already invested in getting him in early college he is above grade level already in 2nd grade
2026-09-15 00:35:58
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anel🧿 :
why would people want to grow up faster than they should ?
2026-09-15 16:08:14
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Melody Monarch :
How do you get financial aid for kid not in high school but middle school ? They saying you need to be in high school or degree program to receive financial aid , 💙
2026-09-14 22:30:31
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Rooted_living :
Following
2026-09-21 01:08:51
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Wellington :
Did you do homeschool or still in public school.
2026-09-16 11:54:00
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l gal :
this is fun, but what if your kid wants to go to a UC school and even with an associates and hs diploma, doesn't get in? they can't apply for TAP as a high schooler and they can only apply to the UC as a transfer once they have 2 yrs of credits. if they only get one year of credits, they can apply as a TAP xfer and be guaranteed a spot.
Is their community college still free after HS?
Did your kids have time to enjoy high school, be part of the community, make mistakes, learn about socialisation, team building, and leadership while doing the workload of high school and college classes? I'm seriously asking this one bc this is the constant barrier point that comes up in my house.
2026-09-19 05:59:06
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trc.traveldeals :
My son finished his dual enrollment with an associate degree at a community college virtual, but he’s 18 when he started college right now, still finished HS just like others but cutting the college years in half. I don’t understand why your daughter started college at 13 yo? That’s just middle school. I agree financial wise this is the best route - but not ideal for everybody, it is socially and psychologically tough bec kids need to sacrifice things and grind or study more than their peers
2026-09-17 21:15:49
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Money Maker :
I don’t want my child growing up before he has to. I prefer my child to enjoy his child hood years and not rush through to become an adult as soon as possible
2026-09-16 14:08:00
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rosegreatfinds :
I mentioned this to my 11 year old twins: their response was : " mom we want to enjoy all our school time with our friends!" End of story!! leave them with their peers!!
2026-09-18 13:33:35
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Jamie :
Does this save money? Or time?
2026-09-16 16:27:35
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Our eldest did it thru acceleration but would never do it again and would never do it with his siblings... life is too short for anybody not to normally enjoy their first 25-30 years of existence 😐
2026-09-14 22:20:13
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Chadb75 :
But why? Why push them into more stress and anxiety? Let them be kids.
2026-09-17 18:39:28
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_danielle__belinda_ :
I’ve been telling my son about doing this- I did it when I was in hs. And I want him to do it when he gets to hs as well
2026-09-14 20:38:23
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user616596570424 :
Thank you SO MUCH for this video
2026-09-14 21:03:12
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Jpetey :
I did this! Graduated high school with my AA 😁
2026-09-16 06:45:23
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Crystal Field :
my school wont let the kids take concurrent classes until junior year
2026-09-14 22:11:16
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laikalife :
My sister did a lot of what you're talking about, she will be graduating with her bachelor's at 19
2026-09-15 22:37:49
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QB80 :
My 15yo is doing this and we are trying to be smart about it. She took psych over the summer. It satisfies a hs requirement AND a college requirement. She took it online through local cc, not at the high school. We are doing personal finance now which covers a math a credit without having to change her current school schedule. Planning either chemistry or algebra 2 for the spring.
2026-09-15 19:15:15
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Cheryl :
In Florida they have dual enrollment and they pay for college classes and take them as high AND college credits. 🥰
2026-09-14 23:56:42
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Katelynn Miner :
How do you prove they are academically ready?
2026-09-15 00:21:34
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