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Date Posted: 19:06:44 11/02/09 Mon
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Subject: Totally depends - state school in my state cost about a quarter of the private schools i went to.
In reply to: College mom 's message, "The tuition as some schools isn't as high as you think." on 17:37:23 11/02/09 Mon

class size often depends more on the department and the course level than the size of the school itself. (went to a school with 10,000 undergrads, the only huge classes were 100 level in things like science, all other classes had no more than 30 and most had 15.)

You can get profs who don't care at any school. Likewise you will find really dedicated profs at private and state schools.

Lastly, APs don't always transfer. At my school they allowed you to skip the intro level classes but they did not give you any college credits.

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In my dd's case, the private schools are offering substancially more $$ for her to attend their schools. The state schools aren't offering nearly as much. They end up being pretty similar cost-wise. (NT) -- No name, 21:27:58 11/02/09 Mon
My point is simply that it is a shame so many people overlook the value of *small* private colleges because they think they can't afford them. -- Shop around, 21:50:25 11/02/09 Mon
- Top schools will only accept an AP score of 5, and it cannot count for a required course in your major. Also, to be a full time student you have to be taking a minimum amount of credits anyways -- it depends, 07:26:43 11/03/09 Tue
  - That's too bad! I guess my son doesn't go to a "top school" because he got an entire semester's credit from AP classes. -- lucky mom, 07:58:45 11/03/09 Tue
    - Congrats to him for making all 5s and he is lucky that there was room in his major to use history and English and bio, chem for required classes toward major (NT) -- doesn't always work that way, 19:42:24 11/03/09 Tue
      - It worked for him because he chose a small liberal arts private college -- happy, 23:15:45 11/03/09 Tue
        DD is on merit sch'ship @ sm liberal arts college & received credit for AP classes but it won't shorten her 4 yrs (which is fine due to scholarship) Her major is 1 which requires so many specific -- our experience, 05:58:22 11/04/09 Wed
        Many with AP credit stay full 4 years. Due to major/core course requirements, needing full time student status for scholarships, or because don't want to miss out on last semester of college. (NT) -- life long collegian, 09:03:34 11/05/09 Thu
  - DD is attending #1 ranked school in her field. Small classes (tiny), lots of individual attention, got 2 semesters' credit for high AP scores (yes, core ones: math & sciences as well as language). (NT) -- No name, 09:37:08 11/03/09 Tue
    - Wow she took 10 AP cources? That is awesome! (NT) -- that's terrific, 19:44:56 11/03/09 Tue
      - 8 AP courses & took the exams for an additional 2. Also took 2nd level of calculus in hs for college credit. (NT) -- No name, 14:08:44 11/04/09 Wed
  - I took 3 APs but only one AP test. Graduated a semester early by overloading and taking winter session courses. Worked during both, prestigious small college. It happens! (NT) -- 24 year old, 03:51:46 11/04/09 Wed

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