Hi guys I'm going into my Junior year of high school and I'm in quite the predicament as I have to make the decision between Running Start (Washington's version of Dual Enrollment) and the Cambridge Diploma (very similar to IB but takes British A-Level Classes instead).
Obviously both are good programs when utilizing their purposes correctly.
For me Running Start means that I can start college early and learn what I want to learn rather than what an average high school is limited to. I would also get out of high school which isn't very fun for me (not that it's bad, it's just fairly boring and I don't really care about the high school experience whereas college seems really fun) I also would get an A.S upon graduating from high school.
The downside is that, from what I hear, out of state colleges don't really like Running Start that much and I'm probably planning on going to a big Ivy League school, Stanford, or MIT. (I'm a 4.0 student with all advanced classes)
On the other hand, I would go to my high school and get a Cambridge diploma which is better for upper tier colleges mostly due to the end of year Cambridge tests (from what I've read online) however I would have to stay in high school and probably get bored again.
I am probably planning to eventually get a Doctorate so perhaps doing Running Start into my state university for my undergrad and transferring to a big Uni after would be a good idea?
Just looking for opinions from someone that knows a bit more than I do, thanks
TL;DR Running Start because college is better and I could learn more of what I want for the next 2 years vs Cambridge program cause getting into a better University is more likely.
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