Today I’m going to talk to you about dual enrollment from my perspective. Should you take dual enrollment, AICE and/or AP classes? How many credits will each class count towards your GPA? What’s the difference between these classes? What challenges do these classes require?

First of all, we should acknowledge that AICE and AP are different. Normally, AP classes will be more challenging than AICE. It comes with more thinking, organizing and practicing. However, if you want to stay and study in Florida, your best option would be AICE classes because it is easier; all you have to do is remember the term and practice. AP is way more difficult when you have to think. They will give a whole passage for biology, and in pre-calculus some of the answers might be the stuff that you have never seen in high school; it covers more broader and wider fields than just whatever you study at school. After interviewing some students who did the AP U.S History and AP Biology exams, I can conclude that the biggest obstacle of AP exam is the timing and length, which could make you feel tired and want to give up. (If you have an A from AP and AICE classes, it will be counted at 6 credit ).

Some people might think dual enrollment is more difficult than AP and AICE classes. Believe it or not, if you passed the AP exam with a 5, when you go to college everything is just a game with you. I didn’t do the dual enrollment classes provided at Santaluces, but I did go to Palm Beach State College to do it and I have to say, dual enrollment is fantastic. I got to study with college students, and the teachers were pretty relaxed; they never rush you, but you also have to accept the consequences if you don’t focus on their lecture. In addition, if you fail in dual enrollment, they WILL kick you out and you will never do it again.  (the credit for dual enrollment if you get an A would be 5).

Just a last reminder for you, a college class costs between $1000 to $2000. If you want to save money for your family, instead of taking a job so you can focus on your career pathway, just takes as much college credit classes you can (and these class should match your career pathway, not just takes random AICE and AP class that don’t even match your pathway, it’s  just a waste of time).