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I went to a public 4-year university and transferred in community college credits that I'd previously used to satisfy high school graduation requirements. Requ
by vitus 6y ago
I went to a public 4-year university and transferred in community college credits that I'd previously used to satisfy high school graduation requirements.
Requiring courses from a university is assuredly too high a bar, given that it would exclude anyone who, say, transferred from a community college into a 4-year program (several of my brightest peers fell into that category).
Several of these courses (Calc 1, American Government, Environmental Science, Stats) are comparable to taking AP exams (cost of $95) for credit, which you could ostensibly do without taking the course in the first place.
- vmception 6y agoOne travesty to me is that high school AP courses are so much more rigorous than every single other alternative for college credit. 10 months straight reserved for the local overachievers, with a suspenseful lead up to a third party test that determines their future. A future which is ultimately no different from college-bound people that coasted and chilled through high school, and a professional future that isn't much different from everyone there. The actual college course is 3-4 months and may just have only a midterm that you need to show up for, or less. The AP exam and equivalents you can actually self-study for, so the overachievers congratulating themselves for 10 months straight would probably be equipped to use their time more wisely if they already have the discipline and support system.