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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, in fact I think it’s the opposite. My district in the Northeast doesn’t offer dual enrollment at all but plenty of APs. From the articles I’ve read, the goal of expanding dual enrollment programs is to get students to graduate high school with some community college credits so they are more likely to enroll in college and complete a degree.

In some states it’s also marketed as a way to save money and graduate in only 3 or 3.5 years. Not every college will accept those credits, though. This is most likely to work if you transfer them to a state university in the same state the student graduated high school in.[/quote]

That’s so parochial, if it’s not in your district it doesn’t matter. If you’re trying to say it’s not the way to get into a good college, you are completely wrong. A large fraction of those students end up in the UC system, at Berkeley, UCLA. It’s true they are state universities, albeit top notch ones. I wouldn’t discount the other good California school, UCSD, UCSB, Cal Poly etc.

The point is tripling the number of students taking dual enrollment is significant, and these kids will apply to many of colleges in the country, regardless of dual enrollment being offered in your district or not.[/quote]

Most elite privates give little to no credit for dual enrollment or AP classes. So it might be relevant for getting into a good college but not for getting into a great one.[/quote]

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