February 25, 2004
A: FROM MENTOR DIANA DIONISIO IN CA
It depends if the class transfers. My college participates in assist.org that matches a community college or other university to the university you attend to see if the credits transfer.
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A: FROM MENTOR JOAN LUSK IN RI
College differ in their policies about transferring credit from other
institutions - some allow much more than other. Most will let you
skip a course you've already taken the equivalent of, even if they
don't give you academic credit or tuition credit for it. That way you
get to the more advance, more interesting, smaller classes more
quickly, and have time for undergraduate research earlier.

Taking more math would be good preparation; so would taking physics
or chemistry. If you know where you'll apply to college you can
check out their degree requirements and transfer credit policies. I
wouldn't be _too_ eager to take a lot of courses with the intent of
placing out of them, though. Taking the sequential curriculum gives
you a better chance of a rational, complete coverage. The profession
of engineering has standards for engineering degrees that ensure some
commonality; but sharing the background that the rest of the class
has makes it easier to be 'on the same page' as your classmates.