How DE classes are viewed by ad coms

FWIW, my D26 actually asked this question to a couple of moderately-selective colleges as she’s trying to decide whether to take a calc-based physics class through the local university (not a CC) or take an online AP Physics C class. She emailed the admissions counselors and asked if they generally had a preference. She was basically told that it didn’t matter to them. Both said to take whatever fit her schedule better and that the difference wouldn’t be material.

That said, she did NOT ask about transferring credits or getting credit for the AP score, she was purely interested in which would be preferred from an admissions perspective.

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