Which is more impressive to colleges, AP classes or concurrent credit?

[Anonymous]

Speaking strictly as someone who teaches undergrads, dual enrollment will better prepare them. In my 200 level and above classes, I expect students to know how to read a syllabus and properly plan. I will not be holding hands and reminding them what reading to do each night, walk them through writing papers (although they are welcome to come to office hours and discuss topics, review drafts, and troubleshoot research challenges), and I expect that papers be turned in on the date listed without a multitude of reminders. Every year, I have a number of first year students with sophomore standing via AP credits and they are utterly lost because no one is holding their hand.

My 100 level classes, I go over the syllabus point by point. We review how to structure a research paper and how to craft a successful topic. I will give a one-week reminder when papers are due. I give more quizzes to make sure they're doing the readings.