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<p>Yes, I understand that AP credit is earned before high school graduation. My point is, if AP courses are considered to be of equal quality to the courses offered by a particular college, what difference does it make when categorizing a student as a transfer vs. regular applicant, whether the student had a high school diploma or not at the time he took them? </p>
<p>Perhaps a better way to ask it is, why is an applicant who took 30 college credit hours at another college treated differently than an applicant who took 30 college credit hours in high school? </p>
<p>I’m trying to get at whether there really is a different (lesser) value placed on AP Chem vs. Jr. College Chem, and if so, why is the credit the same, and if not, why can’t the Jr. College student apply as a freshman if he wants?</p>