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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Further, for placement purposes, colleges will only take AP tests.  They generally have a strong preference for AP classes over DE as DE is seen as less rigorous due to peer group differences between the two.  [/quote]

Are you sure? That does not seem right. AP and dual enrollment are different things. AP is an exam based pathway for placement and sometimes credit, while NOVA dual enrollment is actual college coursework on an accredited transcript.

I just checked the official transfer databases for schools like UVA, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, and Purdue, and they show real credit being awarded for NOVA courses such as Calculus I, II, III, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Discrete Structures, programming, history, and economics.

That is more than placement. That is transferable college credit.

I agree some elite private schools may evaluate DE more selectively, but saying colleges generally only take AP for placement and view DE as less rigorous does not match what these universities themselves publish.[/quote]

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