My youngest is officially a college student, and stupid crap guidance couselors say..

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I told a mom to make sure that her algebra proficient high schooler take the CLEP College Algebra test so that he could get credit for it. A few months later, she told me that her son did so well on the community college math placement test that he was exempted from college algebra and placed into calculus. I told her if he was that good in algebra, he could have gotten credit for it, not just exempted. I'm still recommending CLEP credit for college algebra because it will cost less than taking another math course or an elective.

For those who start accumulating college credits early, taking the ACT or SAT can be completely avoided in some cases if you know the rules and apply them well. That's because you can be treated as a college transfer student instead of a high school graduate applicant if everything falls into place.