How early to start working on college credits?

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Actually I think a HS should take the CELP general test at the end of school, they are so broad it's not something you can study for 10-20 years later



I think every traditional school I have ever looked at accepts CLEPs for incoming students, limited usually to 12-18 credits worth but still widely accepted. Granted if your school has an AP program or a dual enrollment you should take advantage of it.

SOME of the traditional schools around here accept CLEP, but many do not. The UC system doesn't at all. Many of the better private colleges around here don't either.

For teens, I'm always going to recommend AP exams (even if you don't take the AP classes, you can still take the AP exam), and CC courses with dual enrollment. To spend money on things that won't transfer is a waste of money (to me). I personally wouldn't have my teen take any SL/Study.com/ACE-recommended courses at all, until they knew with 100% certainty that they weren't going to go the traditional route (either straight to 4-yr college, or CC-to-4-yr-college).