AP vs IB: What’s the Difference and How Does It Affect College Admissions?

AP vs IB: What’s the Difference and How Does It Affect College Admissions?

By: Jon M. One of the questions I hear frequently from students and families is: “Should I take AP or IB courses? Which one looks better to colleges?” Having spent more than a decade working in higher education admissions and enrollment management, I understand why families ask. They want to make the right academic choices and make sure their student is prepared for college. The good news? There isn’t a

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Pell Grants May Soon be Allowed for High School Students in Dual Enrollment

Recently, the Department of Education released an announcement that high school students who want to take college classes through dual enrollment may soon be able to use Pell Grants towards dual enrollment. This experiment has been reported as a way to increase opportunities for high schoolers with low-income backgrounds, as dual enrollment seems linked to benefits like  “better grades in high school, increased enrollment in college following high school, [and]

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