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Do Dual Enrollment or AP Classes Look Better on Your Transcript?
The honest answer is that neither is universally superior. The better question is which option demonstrates the highest level of academic challenge.
July 29, 2026
The honest answer is that neither is universally superior. The better question is which option demonstrates the highest level of academic challenge.
A well-placed rolling admissions school can change the entire arc of your application season. Learn more.
Learn more about the Colleges That Change Lives (CTCL) by visiting an informational session near you.
Mark lends his expertise to advice on taking double majors at liberal arts colleges: it’s best not to narrow your focus to the details of two separate majors, but to take one major and get the whole picture.
This blog post details how highly selective colleges evaluate high school internships. It moves beyond just listing ‘good’ internships to explaining how students can connect these experiences to their overall application narrative, tying into GCA’s 97% top-3 acceptance rate.
This blog post explores the nuances of test-optional policies specifically for international students applying to US colleges.
An in-depth explainer on how to define a ‘good’ SAT score based on a student’s specific college list. Drawing on GCA’s internal knowledge base, it breaks down how admissions officers view scores in context.
Admissions officers run your grades through an internal recalculation process before making any judgment. See why.
