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<p>I think there would be a negative reaction to treating them as transfers. Most want to enter college as freshmen.</p>
<p>Moreover, unlike students who are planning a transfer, they may not necessarily have taken the correct sequence of courses to enable them to graduate on time. </p>
<p>For example, my daughter entered college with 30 credits (a full year’s worth) from AP courses. So perhaps, in the system you’re suggesting, she should have been considered a sophomore, transferring in. </p>
<p>Now consider what would have happened if she had wanted to major in chemistry. Majoring in chemistry requires students to take a four-year sequence of full-year chemistry courses. Each year’s work is a prerequisite for the next. </p>
<p>But what if the college doesn’t accept AP Chemistry as a substitute for the first-year course? Or what if the high school doesn’t offer AP Chemistry or the student didn’t take it? In either case, she would have a problem.</p>
<p>A college student who is planning to transfer and who wants to major in chemistry would make sure to take the appropriate chemistry courses as a freshman. But I don’t think it’s reasonable to expect the same sort of advance planning from high school students taking AP courses.</p>