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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You can start as almost a junior at UMD off of AP credits too.   So not seeing the advantage of MC credits over AP? [/quote]

This. AP classes are generally considered more challenging than equivalent MC classes [/quote]

You can maybe enroll in college with credits as a junior if you take all the AP classes, but you can’t focus on areas of interest.  In EC you can go much further in your area of interest than at the HS.

Are the EC writing and the AP writing class similar in credit outcomes?  Maybe.  But in EC you can get several semesters (the equivalent of several full year in the HS) further in STEM fields, even beyond the most advanced courses offered at the magnets.  That is great for kids that want that challenge and opportunity.

I think a lot of the EC kids aren’t trying to compete with AP.  Instead they have decided AP in the constraints of the HS setting doesn’t meet their interests and needs as well as the pathways offered via EC.
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