<p>Earth Science, Phys. Science, Chemistry H, Biology H, Intro to Chemistry (DE) , Intro to Chemistry Lab (DE), General Biology (DE), General Biology II (DE)</p>
<h2>ENGLISH</h2>
<p>English 1 H, English 2 H, English 3 H, AP English Lit, AP English Language</p>
<h2>HISTORY</h2>
<p>World History, Civics & Economics H, US History H</p>
<p>probably around 7-8 because (-) 1° you don’t have calculus 2° only 2 years of foreign language 3° no physics but(+) 1° 6 AP/DE 2° 9H classes 3° although you only have 3 years of social science, vs4 for most rigorous, you did double up in science which “compensate”.</p>
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<li> For the colleges you are targeting.
You want to be a science major but no AP course in science? Plus, no calculus for a science major? What does DE stand for?</li>
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<p>College level? So those courses were taken at local community college of something?
Seems DE is a Florida thing.
3 of the 4 DE seem like so what or duplicative (intro to chem, intro to chem lab, gen bio). An AP course would have been better.</p>
<p>No. Dual enrollment is quite common in the US. Very often when a student exceed what the HS can offer, they will do dual enrollment in college (may be CC or local universities but usually the cheaper ones).</p>
<p>DE is quite common and is often better than AP because it covers 1 semester’s worth of college work in… one semester, vs. AP (over one year, except Calc BC and Physics C). So 1° it proves you can handle the pace and 2° it allows you to accelerate and take several levels aboves AP while still in HS.</p>
<p>In my school district, they subsidize a fix amount per credit for dual enrollment. So most students would do it at a community college to save money. They may also do that in a local university but there will be out of pocket cost.
Also, AP Chem, AP Calc, etc are also only considered intro level in college when the credits are considered with certain scores obtained in AP exam. In other words, DE is usually a better option than AP if available.</p>
<p>@TomsRiverParent intro to chem lab is a co requisite for Intro to Chem. It’s basically the lab portion of the class while the other is the lecture portion.</p>
<p>Well, that will need to be explained when you apply regarding courses your school offers.
I’m a proponent of merging smaller schools. Smaller schools can’t offer what larger schools do.</p>
<p>I was thinking about that a lot lately. Would I include that on my essay? And I totally agree. Due to the military I had to move from a class of 300+ to a class of 124. Although I have noticed being at a smaller school helps alot in getting involved in EC’s. I’d never would have been president of NHS if it hadn’t been for the move. Good idea though about merging.</p>
<p>Your class rigor cannot be judged in a void, but is compared to all other students at your school – that’s the way your guidance counselor is going to be rating it. So, what is the average college bound student taking at your high school? How many AP’s? How many honors classes? How many years of a Foreign Language? What Math class do most students finish with – AP Calc or Pre-Calc? How do you stack up against your peers? That’s the more relevant question.</p>
<p>Absolutely no one at my school is applying to FSU or U of F. My counselor has told me plenty of times if I get accepted I’d be the first to even go to Florida. Would that be an advantage or disadvantage? @gibby 10 people are in the AP Calc Class and 7 (including me) were in AP English this year. Next year I’ll be the only one taking AP English Lit (Online). That should give you some perspective without me spilling out a bunch of stats.</p>
<p>Actually, since I don’t know how many students are in your school’s graduating class, telling me 10 people are taking AP Calc is kind of worthless. Is it 10 out of 10? Or, 10 out of 50? Or, 10 out of 100? If you want an honest, complete and accurate assessment of how rigorous your transcript is you’re going to have to spill those kind of stats.</p>
<p>For example, Does the average graduating student at your high school take 4 years of a foreign language? Or, do they graduate having taken 2 years? Does the average student graduate having taken AP Calc or Pre-Calc??</p>
<p>Maybe this would be an easier question – Does your school rank? If so, where do you fall? Would you say your course rigor puts you in the top 1%, 5% or 10% of your high school’s graduating class? And like, wise does your GPA put you in the top 1%, 5% or 10% of your high school’s graduating class?</p>