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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it possible to graduate in 3 years if you accumulate enough AP credits (at the schools that accept them)?[/quote]

Yes.  If the stars align.  I read about it on Reddit from time to time.  And some people are pretty braggy about it.  Until I came to DCUM, I didn't realize that some people just self-study and take the exams without even taking a class.  That can be a way to rack up credits beyond what school districts offer for live instruction and online services.

At my kid's flagship, you probably could but you would likely be a liberal arts major.  The APs would cover general requirements for history, science, social science, English, etc.  For Engineering colleges, many courses can't directly transfer.  For example, AP Physics does not get credit because it's algebra-based.  And any curriculum with weedout courses raises the risk of retakes.

Many kids are capable of adding an extra class to the normal load.  So over 6 semesters, that also shaves time off.

I bet there are a lot of people who have about a semester worth of credit but instead of graduating early, they do other things like go on study abroad or do an internship during a normal school semester.  Schools can have total on-premises credit requirements and requirements for being on-premises for the last X credits.

People who are extremely budget conscious about undergrad view this as a practical solution at very expensive schools. It can obviously shave $10s of thousands off a total undergrad tuition bill.  If people are headed for grad school directly after college, then it makes more sense.

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