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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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?  [b]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[/b].  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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For some specific "T", yes, and some specific non-foundational sciences (example: marine biology) but not for the rest of S,  E and M.

The EC/MC path is good for specific niche preprofessional majors (think "Criminal Justice", "Nursing", "Kinesiology") available at big state universities, not so much for "liberal arts"  / "core academics" majors that lead to advanced degrees or advanced university study at top colleges (like taking grad-level classes in undergrad, not using credits to graduate earlier).[/quote]

I sense you are not very familiar with the early college curriculum.[/quote]

+1. Previous poster is clueless. Those are not the EC pathways.

DCUM posters are only focused on EC vs AP. There are tons of kids who are doing EC because they can’t afford to pay for college. These kids save a ton of money.

Personally, I prefer my kids to remain in HS. They don’t need to start college so soon and miss out on their HS experience. YMMV.[/quote]

I agree with this poster.  EC is not for every kid, particularly those who are really into the HS experience.  I have one kid that loves it and one that would never do EC.  Both are smart kids and will have fine educations that best meet their needs and interests.[/quote]

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