<p>Colleges probably see actual college courses (at least non-remedial ones) as better predictors of future college performance than high school courses (including AP courses). Even when the material covered is the same (e.g. a college frosh level course and a high school AP course covering the same material), the college course typically requires more self-motivation on the student’s part, with less hand-holding than in the high school course. (Of course, if a dual enrollment course is run more like a high school course than a college course, then this advantage is lost.)</p>