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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]First, the AP credits help you get into the schools, including the well regarded state schools in VA.

Second, they also allow students to move into more advanced courses sooner and help ensure that the student graduates on time.  Some students in state schools otherwise have difficulty getting registered for the courses they need and take longer than 4 years to graduate.

Our kids did not graduate early but were able to have some easier semesters and graduate on time.  Some kids do graduate in fewer semesters as PP stated.

[b]High school students --especially those from families without unlimited funds--need to understand that an undergraduate degree should be completed in no more than 4 years (not 5 or 6!)[/b]. [/quote]
We're a middle-class family with a plan to set just enough to cover our own basic retirement needs - food, shelter, clothing, and medical needs. The high cost of even in-state college puts us in a constant dilemma of saving for our minimum retirement versus saving for kids education. We've been upfront with our kids: they need to do their part by making the most of the free public school opportunities available to them now, such as enrolling in AP and Dual Enrollment courses, to build a strong foundation and stay on track to graduate college in four years. We've made it clear we can't afford more than four years of college, and if they finish early, we can get back to funding our own essential retirement needs.[/quote]

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