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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interested in hearing people’s thoughts on this.

My kids high school gives a GPA bump of +1 for AP classes, +0.5 bump for Honors classes, and no bump for dual enrollment even in advanced classes equivalent to AP like Calculus 1 & 2, calculus based Physics or post AP classes like  Multivariable, Linear Algebra, Organic Chemistry. School doesn’t rank so it doesn’t really matter unless aiming for valedictorian, which he doesn’t care about.

Dual enrollment works better for him, because it has guaranteed in state transfer, and there are more interesting classes to take. For all dual enrollment class he plans to take the equivalent AP exam, eg AP calculus BC.

Is taking the dual enrollment classes with no  GPA weight going to hurt for college applications? Is the answer different for top tier like HYPSM? He might apply to a few of them in addition to safeties and matches.[/quote]

In the two bigger public suburban districts and the top "regional" public magnet in our area, if the AP equivalent exists, it should be taken over DE. 
The DE is not considered as rigorous by VT, UVA and of course everything above that. Our DE gets the same 1.0-point bump as AP thus not a GPA issue here. The school counselors are not always clear about AP being considered more rigorous but the data is clear every year when same or higher GPA students with DE Calc and physics do not get in to VT or UVA but the AP PhysC and Calc BC or even AB do. Every year parents are upset they were steered into DE after pre-calc and other students were steered into AP. They heard it as equivalent but it is not considered so. Take DE at your own risk when the equivalent AP is offered. Talk to your school and ask them the direct questions or ask to see admissions of DE students vs AP.
The fact that the ivies and T20 privates as well as many publics do not take any DE as credits should tell you all you need to know about how they are viewed. AP does not always count as "credit" at ivy types but it is often usable for placement into the next level. DE is not.[/quote]

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