Alternative Options Weren't Mentioned in High School (now I'm a little mad)

[cookderosa]

The high school counselor may not suffer a loss of money for their school. But think past the opportunity to earn three credits for $100. Say our little student doesn't study well or doesn't test well, Mom and Dad Spend $100 on the Guidance Counselors advice and the student fails the exam....how long will the Principal hear that complaint before they pull the plug? Heck I recently read an article where the kid and her parents complained that the dual enrollment course they passed didn't transfer (to the private out of state school the kid chose). Suggesting alternative credit by the guidance counselor could be career limiting.

You have to complete your own due diligence, spoon fed adults don't do well anyway.

Yes. And here's the thing, every student has to be educated from scratch. So every year, you have 300, 400, 800 new students that you're going to educate one on one all the alternative options to a point that is sufficient for them to a) make an informed decision b) pursue on their own? We forget that people away from this board are completely in the dark.

College Board since the 1970's has been very clear with their target- AP is for high school and CLEP is for adults. They're not going to start advertising CLEP to high school students, plus I think that tramples the boundaries between secondary and postsecondary education. CAn you imagine a public school pushing one college over another because of CLEP policy? Yeah- out of a job.