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<p>Hello everyone I am new to this site. I actually came across it by Searching for opportunites for my sons to take courses while in high school to earn college credit. I hope I come across some great information on this board. Please share some of your thoughts with me if you have a moment.</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>Welcome.</p>

<p>Best CC advice ever: Love the kid on the couch, not the kid you wish you had.</p>

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<p>Welcome!</p>

<p>If you can tell us more about your son and where you live, we can be of help. Make sure your son combines academics with fun, that he has fun learning. I also agree with Missypie: love the kid you have, not the one you wish you had.</p>

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<p>Another gem: Love Thy Safety.</p>

<p>Welcome!</p>

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<p>Welcome! </p>

<p>I’ve always felt if my child could earn some college credit within their high school and wanted to, fine. But I have never been one for (as our school system does) the whole spend 1/2 the high school day at the local university earning dual (HS and College) credit. I feel “let high school be high school” and so on. Don’t rush it!</p>

<p>High school and college like life, are not just about the work but the rich experiences around it.</p>

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<p>Hi and welcome! Dual credit didn’t fly at our son’s college of choice, but he still enters with sophomore status because of AP credits. Go figure – the college classes were more intense, but because they were taught at the HS they do not transfer. Just saying, if you have target colleges to look at their transfer requirements. But it should be noted he liked the classes and doesn’t really care that they don’t carry over.</p>

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<p>Hello, and welcome!</p>

<p>Dual credit courses DID fly at daughter’s college … but not to fulfill courses required for the major! So her two semesters of college calculus got reclassified as six elective credits of “Foundations of Mathematics” (or some other nonsense). YMMV … er, your mileage may vary.</p>

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<p>Welcome MommaCJ- warning, CC can be addictive.</p>

<p>Heed above posters’ advice–those college courses taken in HS often do not transfer to college credit. If they are for his intellectual growth, great. They will show admissions officers that he is taking the most challenging curriculum available.</p>

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<p>Hi Momma CJ and welcome. </p>

<p>I didn’t know about CC until after my oldest child had already been accepted, but I am one of those parents who is addicted to the site. I have gotten a lot of great advice, aired a few grievances, shared some of my experiences, as well as laughed and cried over things I have read.</p>