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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It can be difficult to do for the above reasons especially before senior year. Kids have limited time when you include extracurriculars and hw for AP classes. Let us know if you are able to pull it off. I believe it can look good for college applications but they are more impressed if you do it in a thoughtful way than just take some random classes. For example, it can look good if you have already taken all the CS classes at your high school and then are taking more advanced college classes. As compared with just taking a random sociology or politics of fashion class [/quote]

I think it depends on the course you take.  As a teacher I will say I’ve seen kids grades drop in HS classes because they are taking a dual enrollment one.  Some of them are intense.  Some of them I don’t know why kids bother because I can’t imagine it looks good on their college application.  It’s really tough to fit in given the timings of the college courses and their high school schedules.  I don’t think philosophy of math looks good just to have a college course.  But perhaps an engineering course after taking all physics offered at a school would.[/quote]

Agreed. I think it’s worth the logistical hassle only for a class that’s part of a progression unavailable at your school, usually in a topic the kid is interested in pursuing in college. So, post-BC math, post-AP science, post-AP world language. My kid thinks he wants to major in math and will max out in 11th with Calc BC and stats. DE is really the only option for continuing math in 12th grade. He’ll also likely have a light schedule (at least 2 free periods), so he should be able to make it work.[/quote]

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