<p>Like Dodgersmom said, contact the school and ask them because it WILL vary by school. You don’t have to worry about AP “credits” because they’re only hypothetical and most top schools don’t actually grant credit for the exams, just placement.</p>
<p>It can be an issue for students who rack up more than 12 actual transcripted credits before college. I have an accelerated child who is being very careful about the number of college courses she completes for the very reason that you are concerned about. She has no idea where she wants to go to college at this point, but wants to have as many options as possible when the time comes. </p>
<p>Are the college credits from TAMS via UNT? If that is the case, have you even checked to see if MIT will even accept transfer from there? I have spoken with one elite college about my child’s case and was told to go ahead and let her take as many college courses as she wanted. Because of her age, it wouldn’t effect her application status and they see it all the time. She wouldn’t get the credit transferred (which she doesn’t care about) but would be able to apply as a freshman. Another school said that it didn’t matter how old she was when the classes were taken or what university they were from, she would have to apply as a transfer student.</p>
<p>Since you have your eyes on MIT in particular, call them, explain ONLY the bit about TAMS and see what they say. Alternatively, if you are uncomfortable calling a college you are still pretty far from applying to, call the college counseling office at TAMS. If it’s a school for math and science, they’re probably pretty familiar with MIT’s and other institutes’ policies.</p>
<p>Even if someone on this board can answer your specific question with confidence, it’s still better to get the answer directly “from the horse’s mouth.”</p>
<p>Best of luck!</p>