Picking a college with good financial aid

Lindagaf
Tue, 19 Jul 2022 12:32:48 +0000

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Private universities are unlikely to accept all your credits. You will need to check with each school to see what they will accept. You might place out of intro level courses at some colleges, but again, it’s up to you to check with every college you plan to apply to.

The same is true of AP credits. Some colleges might accept them for credit or placement. For example, at my son’s college, his AP scores were accepted for credit and he placed out of the intro level courses in that subject. The downside is that when he actually took his first class in his major, it had been two years since that course in high school. He had forgotten the material. The college wouldn’t let him take intro level because he already had credit. So he struggled a lot at first with the college course. Be careful what you wish for. AP classes are good, but they really are not the same as a college course.

You can’t decide which college to attend until you apply and get accepted, so don’t put the cart before the horse. Most colleges will have good English majors.

Run the NPC on each college’s website. You may find that your EFC is affordable. You can look at Questbridge, as mentioned above. You can possibly qualify for full ride scholarships at schools such as U Alabama and U New Mexico. If you want to maximize all your DE and AP credits, you can possibly start college as a sophomore. You can save money by commuting. You can go to community college and transfer. The good thing is you’re starting your information gathering now, so keep coming here to ask questions and we will try to help you.