Advanced credits: to seize it all?

International Students
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<p>Hiya,</p>

<p>I asked this on the Sg conn thread, but I thought I’d ask for all Intl students’ opinions on this matter.</p>

<p>Unless you took AP, IB or other American exams (or, your college has a credit conversion chart for your exam), you’ll never be able to truly benchmark your high school exam with you college courses.</p>

<p>Would u seize all the advanced credit you are deemed qualified for? Or start college on a breezy intro-classes note to ease your way in?</p>

<p>I’m going to milk all credits. My reason: if the class I’m put in is ‘too tough’, I can just take it again to save my GPA. If it’s not “too tough”, I get a lighter workload (over all 4 years) and hence more room for fun unrelated electives.</p>

<p>Now the question: will it be reflected in a transcript if a student took the same class twice?</p>

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<p>How does your college mark high school transfer credit on your transcript? I have four entries on my transcript that read, “Abitur - 2 credits”, one for each of my 4 Abitur subjects. They are tagged in the internal registration system to count towards different gen ed requirements, but my transcript does not show the equivalent courses.</p>

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<p>Also, some colleges may take away your transfer credit if you choose to re-take the equivalent college course. I don’t know where your school stands on this.</p>

<p>Anyway, I don’t see a reason not to claim all the transfer credits you can get.</p>