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- May 7, 2012
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I really like the idea of a dual diploma. If you have the ability to do the work at that level then why just not do it rather than making the College Board richer with their advanced placement classes. I do recall though you mentioning that pursuing the dual diploma perhaps did not allow you to have to full high school experience - am I remembering that correctly or was that another poster? My oldest was able to go in to college with 23 credits as a result of the IB program (although not all colleges/universities accept IB credits so that was definitely a consideration when she applied to and decided on where she was going to school). No credits from the one AP class she took which are more universally accepted.Unless you do dual credits the way I did and then you're transferring in as a sophomore or junior (in my case, junior) and those things to make you stand out as a freshman no longer matter as much. That is when I don't see AP mattering nearly as much as some make it seem.
Like you, you have to be accepted into AP courses at our high school (you can not jump from a reg class to AP, for example) however, because the AP classes are exclusive-ish, the county pays for all the fees for testing.