<p>Re: post #160, which is a reply to an earlier post: </p>
<p>Yes, many of the most selective colleges in the United States give you NIL credit toward a degree at that college even if you have more than years of college credits from a moderately competitive college before applying to the top college. Harvard allows advanced standing ONLY for AP tests (the score has to be a 5, and not all APs count), IB tests, or certain foreign tests. Having a set of credits on a college transcript (which DOES make for a strong application) counts for exactly nothing in terms of saving time toward graduation with a Harvard degree, although some courses can fulfill prerequisites for more advanced Harvard courses. (Harvard also has an extensive series of course placement tests at the beginning of the freshman year.) </p>
<p>Moral of the story: take college-level courses at high school age to get a good education, and possibly to be a more competitive applicant to get into the school of your choice, but don’t count on that reducing the time or expense needed to get your undergraduate degree. </p>
<p>I expect to make use of my state’s PSEO program for all years it is available to my children. I also expect all of them to get a four-year degree in four years, unless they attend State U.</p>