CLEPS to an Associate Certificate ?

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Emphasizing a part of dfrecore's reply and sharing personal experience side of what she's saying.

"you are considered a freshman admit no matter how many college credits you get while you're still in high school. Now, that generally means actual credits earned in a college (so Dual Enrollment credit). CLEP and ACE will never count against you in that respect - you will still qualify for freshman scholarships."

Emphasis on "while still in high school."

Over here, I took my CLEPs in a "gap year" (after graduating high school) and it was bye bye to my freshman scholarship at community college --it was a state grant for those with certain ACT score and within the first 16 months after high school graduation date. It wasn't a big grant or a deal breaker for me since I was only taking half time and I was aware that would happen. So it's not like I was shocked at the outcome. I didn't take CLEP in high school. So it counted against me for freshman scholarships even though not actual courses. And I wasn't enrolled yet at community college. Good thing I didn't need that $500. I would have liked it. But I knew the way I did CLEPs after graduation disqualified me. Maybe if I had sent the scores much later, it could have worked. But I bet eventually they would have figured it out and made me pay it back.

So make sure you understand the details at specific school of when to send scores if scholarships are part of it especially if you take anything after graduation from high school.

I'm not sure having Associates will help with freshman or transfer scholarships for international students eventually transferring to 4 year university in the US. I'm not as familiar as others on this forum with all requirements. Mostly wanted to give personal story about CLEP and after high school.