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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For students who continue to 4-yr university degreee programs, how do students choose between Early College (on campus at UMUC) vs AP/IB at high school?

Is it based on AP/IB availability at home school (so UMUC acts like a Magnet)?

Or social/age reasons?
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Kids I know in the program say that the MC classes are easier than AP classes and you don’t need to take the anxiety producing AP exams. [/quote]
I think that depends on the courses and degree. For students in STEM math is math and AP only goes to Calc[/quote]

I’m confused. Are you saying for math/stem it’s better to go the ap/IB route or the early college route?[/quote]
I think they're saying the latter goes further, covering diffyQs, linear algebra, and calc 3[/quote]
Yes. With actual college credit that is transferable. My kid has Calc 1-3, Diff Eq, Physics 1-3, Chem 1-2, & a smattering of other engineering courses. You can’t do all that via AP credits.

There are people who are absolutely convinced that community college classes are inferior to AP/IB. In reality, it’s just like all education (HS, CC, 4yr) with some fantastic teachers, most okay, and a few poor ones. As far as rigor goes, the MC STEM classes all had actual midterm and final exams counting for a significant portion of the grade. And I think people forget that the MC classes transfer directly to UMD. Many of those early college graduates are going to UMD-CP or UMBC right into finishing a 4 year engineering degree in two more years. It’s a great pathway to be in a high paying job at 20 without much (if any) college debt.[/quote]

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