We looked into the credit for my daughter who is a rising sophomore at UMD and we didn’t think it was worthwhile. She went into UMD with 18 credits.

Anonymous wrote:They waived the test last year. Might be the same this year. You'd benefit from seeing if the colleges he's interested in would take the credit.

The test was NOT waived for 2022. The kids did take it.

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Anonymous wrote:I got an email that my son qualified for college credit for his Intro to Engineering Design class through the Rochester Institute of Technology. I have to pay $225 to get it. Is it worth it? Will it really make any difference on his high school transcript to colleges? Thanks

I thought they have to pass a test to earn the credit.

OP here -- Yes, he passed the test. I don't really care if a college takes the credit, more wondering if colleges would see it on his high school transcript and that could help with admissions. That would be the only reason I can see to pay the $$.

OP, can you please elaborate? Is this an MCPS course that qualifies a student to get college credit at RIT? Is the test conducted by RIT? Where (which school) did he take it? Thanks!

It is offered at various MSs in the county. Rosa Parks, for example.

If the kids takes the class and passes the test (and pays $225), they can possibly get college credit for the class. However, our IED teacher warned us that UMD doesn’t accept the credit.

Anonymous wrote:What is PLTW?

Project Lead the Way. A program that introduces kids to engineering.

What is PLTW?

NP here - yes, there are 5 courses in PLTW that students can start taking as early as 8th grade. In 2020 and 2021, they waived the test requirement but in 2022 they had to meet both the class grade and test criteria.

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Anonymous wrote:I got an email that my son qualified for college credit for his Intro to Engineering Design class through the Rochester Institute of Technology. I have to pay $225 to get it. Is it worth it? Will it really make any difference on his high school transcript to colleges? Thanks

I thought they have to pass a test to earn the credit.

OP here -- Yes, he passed the test. I don't really care if a college takes the credit, more wondering if colleges would see it on his high school transcript and that could help with admissions. That would be the only reason I can see to pay the $$.

OP, can you please elaborate? Is this an MCPS course that qualifies a student to get college credit at RIT? Is the test conducted by RIT? Where (which school) did he take it? Thanks!

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Anonymous wrote:I got an email that my son qualified for college credit for his Intro to Engineering Design class through the Rochester Institute of Technology. I have to pay $225 to get it. Is it worth it? Will it really make any difference on his high school transcript to colleges? Thanks

I thought they have to pass a test to earn the credit.

OP here -- Yes, he passed the test. I don't really care if a college takes the credit, more wondering if colleges would see it on his high school transcript and that could help with admissions. That would be the only reason I can see to pay the $$.

They see the course (IED) on the HS transcript. If your child completes the 5 PLTW courses, that’s notable for engineering school admission. The college credit is useful as elective credit at least. If your kid ends up at RIT, it’s more useful to satisfy core requirements. I consider it like an expensive, but already know result, AP exam.

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Anonymous wrote:I got an email that my son qualified for college credit for his Intro to Engineering Design class through the Rochester Institute of Technology. I have to pay $225 to get it. Is it worth it? Will it really make any difference on his high school transcript to colleges? Thanks

I thought they have to pass a test to earn the credit.

OP here -- Yes, he passed the test. I don't really care if a college takes the credit, more wondering if colleges would see it on his high school transcript and that could help with admissions. That would be the only reason I can see to pay the $$.

$225? That's a bargain!

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Anonymous wrote:I got an email that my son qualified for college credit for his Intro to Engineering Design class through the Rochester Institute of Technology. I have to pay $225 to get it. Is it worth it? Will it really make any difference on his high school transcript to colleges? Thanks

I thought they have to pass a test to earn the credit.

OP here -- Yes, he passed the test. I don't really care if a college takes the credit, more wondering if colleges would see it on his high school transcript and that could help with admissions. That would be the only reason I can see to pay the $$.

They waived the test last year. Might be the same this year. You'd benefit from seeing if the colleges he's interested in would take the credit.

Debating about this for my son also. Doesn't seem worth the $225. I mean, if he's going into engineering, this likely won't mean much.

The PP is correct that you have to pass a test to earn the credit. Students who took IED and passed the test received this letter.

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Anonymous wrote:I got an email that my son qualified for college credit for his Intro to Engineering Design class through the Rochester Institute of Technology. I have to pay $225 to get it. Is it worth it? Will it really make any difference on his high school transcript to colleges? Thanks

I thought they have to pass a test to earn the credit.

When my kid took the class 5+ years ago, passing the final, in class exam AND paying money was required to get the credit. We did not end up paying for credit.

Anonymous wrote:I got an email that my son qualified for college credit for his Intro to Engineering Design class through the Rochester Institute of Technology. I have to pay $225 to get it. Is it worth it? Will it really make any difference on his high school transcript to colleges? Thanks

I thought they have to pass a test to earn the credit.

I got an email that my son qualified for college credit for his Intro to Engineering Design class through the Rochester Institute of Technology. I have to pay $225 to get it. Is it worth it? Will it really make any difference on his high school transcript to colleges? Thanks