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Kristen 🇺🇸 :
AP classes are a joke. You can get an a in the class all year and don’t test high enough at the end of the year and all of a sudden that whole year that whole class was for nothing. We are with dual enrollment. You’re actually taking a college course and getting college credit for it as long as you are a C or above in that course just like you would at a community college.
2026-11-06 20:27:18
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Coolbrees :
I graduated HS recently with 3 associates degrees due to dual enrollment. I was accepted to top universities UCLA UC Berkeley UCSD UC Irvine. I’ll finish my undergraduate degree in 2 years before attending grad school to get a professional degree.
2026-11-06 12:56:53
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kitttenlace :
DE does not hurt your chances. I have never heard of DE hurting anyone’s chances. They are college credits which excels HS credits. Which is why they boost your grade. It's encouraged by many schools if you take rigorous courses to do DE.
2026-11-07 05:33:16
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Gina :
Universities are trying to maximize profit and DE hinders that. Thats why it hurts students chances. It had nothing to do with class, credit, or grade.
2026-11-07 20:19:33
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Jen :
What if we’re a homeschool family trying to prove rigor? We don’t have the same access to AP exams. My twins are straight A students but we don’t want it to look like “Mommy grades” so we started dual enrollment with UA Early College to try to show some rigor and get outside validation for their grades. Still a bad idea?
2026-11-08 14:24:10
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123456💕 :
My kid has held a 4.54gpa in HS and will be graduating with her AA before HS tell me how this would hurt her chance if she’s excelling every step. ( 6 AP classes as well)
2026-11-09 03:31:32
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RKreads :
I do not agree with this. Community college classes are not easier and they’re better in so many ways. They teach better, they cover more material, and you actually end up learning something, unlike the AP classes. I don’t know what context you’re giving this information but it appears to be misleading.
2026-11-08 17:45:21
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Gymnastoks :
People take dual enrollment for the college credit, not because it’s easier.
2026-11-07 01:08:58
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ka :
College courses are often regarded as more difficult than an AP course- which is why this always made no sense to me. I got 5s on all the AP classes I took. But once I started attending my local college during highschool- I was immediately challenged and had to learn college level educational skills.
2026-11-06 11:42:16
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𝜗ৎ 𝒜𝓃𝓎𝓊𝓁𝒾𝓃𝒶 ໒꒱ - UGC :
it depends on the context, but specifically for dual enrollment high schools, they barely have any aps. Furthermore, most top institutions accept very few college credit
2026-11-06 13:17:43
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Hector Hernandez :
Did dual enrollment, currently at Yale. Many people here did as well. I’ve been told by lots of my colleges I also got into that they liked that dual enrollment added rigor to my schedules.
2026-11-07 07:21:24
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greg4409 :
It’s about getting two years of college paid for
2026-11-07 03:26:23
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Chrizti: Mom of 3 :
My son took both. The AP classes were significantly easier than his own courses at the local college.
2026-11-07 17:29:45
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Paul :
Wtf if a high school AP class is harder than the equivalent community college class then it's just textbook grade deflation. Which is employed by almost no high schools.
2026-11-07 00:29:35
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Mrs.baller :
So the best is do both just in case ?
2026-11-07 14:19:32
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Sammy Sunshine :
I did dual enrollment best thing ever
2026-11-07 06:35:46
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user5743244620173 :
I don’t know where you got the idea they’re trying to protect their GPA. It’s cheaper that’s why they’re doing dual enrollment. When they get out of high school if they already have several college credits under their belt, they automatically have a Headstart on their degree which will be cheaper because those dual enrollment classes were free or cheaper
2026-11-07 00:11:01
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Yamilee :
Depends on the university. All of the public universities in Florida have said they view dual enrollment, AICE, AP and IB the same.
2026-11-06 11:21:33
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Jon snow's wife :
I teach both AP and dual credit classes. it's a wonderful choice for kids who want to go local, in state, etc. kids who want ivy , out of state, very competitive schools AP is best.
2026-11-07 16:52:46
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Othy :
That doesn’t make sense they take it to get the college credit so they need less classes in the first two years of basic classes
2026-11-07 02:01:53
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_DudleyDingleberry/482_ :
What about my senior year taking calculus 2 along with calculus based physics 1 in the fall at a community college instead of taking ap physics and ap calc BC and in college applications having calc 3 and calc based physics 2 as planned classes
2026-11-07 00:39:49
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🍂*_MJ_*🍂 :
my daughter graduated at 17 top ten in her class got a full ride scholarship to a university got 30 + dual college credits 50 + high school credits. she graduated with her bachelor's degree at 19 in 2 years after graduating she enrolled back to take fun classes just for her to reset for her next step.
2026-11-06 18:22:39
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user_0405292717 :
Um that makes no sense. The high school classes are a joke. The college classes are much more rigorous.
2026-11-07 00:29:55
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Kamila💋 :
What if I’m taking not some random pottery class, I’m taking like actual classes that are transferable into UC and complete in associate degree?
2026-11-06 22:48:03
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ramramroood :
If the goal is to continue with Law School or Med school or similar, Dual credit and getting undergrad degrees sooner and saving $$$ is the play. If however, a prestigious out of your states, highly competitive undergraduate college is the goal, her advice is correct
2026-11-07 03:41:09
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