“The double edged sword of DE classes!”
Excellent way of putting it! DD and classmates were warned at the beginning of their DE class that scoring below a C could harm their chance of financial aid from all our state colleges because it could put their (college) GPA below the eligibility threshold right out of the gate. Of course that might not be the case in all places, and our OP of this thread is already in college, so presumably it didn’t hurt him. But it’s so easy to jump in before being aware of all potential ramifications and outcomes.