AP vs Dual Enrollment

lookingforward
Wed, 31 Jul 2019 16:45:47 +0000

OP asked about admission, not course credit.

Depends on the DE school and the rigor of the classses you choose. Imo, with a few exceptions, AP is pseudo college, built for high school kids and hs teachers who vary in demands. (It’s hs rigor, sure.) AP courses and their demands are not universal among different high schools. Some are easy and teach to the test.

DE is college. (DE taught by hs teachers at your hs or in separate tracks at the college, just for hs kids, are not the same.) They can still be somewhat easy, but in theory, you’re in class with college kids.

Adcoms know what DE is and how to read transcripts.