Thanks! And actually, at some of the top in state schools, they wouldn’t count either because the schools have special classes for freshmen that don’t exactly correlate. I think they end up counting more toward electives. So, I don’t want to concern myself too much with that, since I really don’t know where my kid will end up. The GOOD in-state schools in our state are VERY good and hugely competitive, and then there are lots I’m not very excited about. We would actually be taking our kid out of private school, so that would free up a lot of money that could go toward private college.
We like the center idea, especially coming from a small private school environment. But we also recognize those kids will be very bright and motivated, and, assuming our kid can get in, will be in a pressure cooker environment. Our kid gets good grades and is a good student but not especially competitive. I wondered if the dual enrollment route might provide a rigorous education (our kid is really tired of behavior issues at school and wants to be around motivated students) with a little less of the hyper competitive atmosphere. But maybe I’m just looking for the best of both worlds.