Many schools have more than just the standard English, Math, History, and Science classes to offer. Not only is English offered but so is classes like AP Literature and AP Language, both just more challenging classes compared to your average English class. The same goes for classes like Biology, where an AP course may be an option. In your regular English class honors is also an option, which is just extra and more challenging work for you to do on top of whatever your current English assignments are. Every option is just that, it’s all optional. Also, it’s a completely personal choice, because no one is going to force you to do it. Not to mention, it looks extremely good on a college application and prepares you for that next step in your education. Honors and AP options are completely fair paths to take in high school.
College is not for everyone, but for those that think college is the next step, getting that more challenging work is a good place to start your journey to a college education. College is by no means easy. It can be hard to get in, it’s expensive, and scholarships to save money are hard to get as well. Taking an AP class or doing Honors work can be the difference between getting into college and being successful or not getting the further education one might want. When applying for college, you’ve got to stand out. So many people are just like you with the same grades and goals. So, what are you going to do to make yourself stand out? That challenging work you did, those classes you took, that could be what separates you from the other person who’s applying. Then because you took the next step while still in high school you may get the scholarship money you need to pay for college. No, you’re probably not going t...
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... means is Honors and AP unfair. For those that truly wish to challenge themselves, this is how they can do it. A personal choice to take part in one or both affects no one but the individual that made the decision to pursue that part of their education. No one forces them to do it, and it only changes their education and future, no one else’s. It’s not for everyone, which is why it is just an option that’s out there for those who need the challenge. This is by no means a huge advantage that is being handed to only a select few. It’s hard work that students choose to do to challenge themselves and make themselves work harder.
So, who doesn’t want a good college application? A challenge? Now, I’m not saying everyone should just up and take that path in advancing their education. It’s not for everybody, but that doesn’t make a reason for it to be claimed as unfair.
In “Is the College Admissions Bubble About to Burst?” Lindsey Cook (2014) discusses about why students are having hard time applying college. Cook expresses that high school students are concentrating too much on enrolling into the college. Two main issues in her idea that I want to discuss are that college application processes are too competitive and
I am Nursing major and with that degree to become a Nurse Practitioner who specializes in the Cardiovascular System to reduce the rate of heart diease in America. I am a hardworking individual and I take my academics very seriously. I understand that I am at school for a purpose and know my purpose is to further my education. I am just trying to make it. My parents always told me growing up “ In order to get something you never had that I will have to do things I have never done.” No one prepared me for college, because I am a first generation college student. In addition to being a first generation college student ; I am also a first generation high school graduate. I use my my parents trials and tribulations as my motivation, because I want
know, college isn 't for everybody…. Yeah, it isn 't, but it is for some of us… Don’t limit our choices
Many people wonder if college is really worth it, well college is worth it. It will help those who want to have a chance to be successful in life. Although it might be the opposite for some people, rather take a risk and try than just giving up without trying. Start thinking about it now, it might help you in the
College has a extensive impact on a person that some people simply don’t realize. When I first started college, I was a little close-minded and unsure about what it was I wanted to do with the rest of my life. When I was halfway through my freshman year, I decided to completely change my path in life. I left ECU, moved into an apartment, transferred to Pitt and declared my major intended sonography. Then suddenly I hated what I was doing, I had to take a step back and truly evaluate my life and what it was I was meant to do. I was completely lost. Then one day I received a text from a friend telling me to apply to a hospital located in Chesapeake, Virginia. I did, and I got the job. When I told my parents they were less than thrilled, they didn’t like the idea of me taking a year off from school to work, but I thought long and hard about what was best for me and decided it was something I was meant to do, it was the path I needed to follow. I worked for a year while living at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. I was completely independent, providing for myself 100 percent. While working this job, I realized that what I wanted to do and what I was called to do in life was become a nurse, which is something I would have never figured out had I not seriously weighed my options
“Students also increasingly see AP credits as a ticket into college” stated Viadero, Debra (Viadero,Debra). The College Board craves to see applications with loads of AP classes listed on the application. The classes show that one would be able to survive in a college level class at their university. At nearly every college in the country, your academic record is the most important part of your college application. The people in the admissions office want to see that you have taken the most challenging courses available to you (Grove, Allen). According to the chart above, it shows how many people put an importance on these AP classes
Instead, they have to take classes that have close to nothing to do with their major, but are only taking these classes to fulfill the general educational requirements. I believe that taking these classes could potentially hurt a student’s cumulative GPA if getting a low grade. Taking these classes are not just a waste of time, but it is time wasted that could have been used towards major classes. Upon graduation, some feel that they are at a disadvantage because more time could have spent on learning more within their field of study instead of time spent on irrelevant
Cliffside Park High School has offered me numerous opportunities. I took honors courses in English, mathematics, and science ever year. In addition, I have taken three years of Spanish as a third language and an advanced placement class for U.S. history. Throughout the past couple years; I have been able to sustain a high grade point average of about a 4.4 (based on calculations made at the end of sophomore year) and make High Honor Roll for almost every marking period. However, my journey to where I am now was not a perfect yellow brick road. Instead, it was a path with many twists and turns that led me through many dark and awful experiences. Juggling all these courses was something I had adapted ...
There are some people who did not do very well in grade school. Some may have even dropped out. But do not fear, because college can be like a second chance. There are many things that college can offer. It can give someone a degree or help them get back on their feet. College can open doors to places that high school never did, such as a new job, how to keep a job, and how to make more money. It can also help an individual look into subjects at larger depth. Personally, I hope that this happens to me. I am not doing too well in high school, but I am not doing horribly either. My parents are not proud of it. They expect me to be a straight A student, but I’m struggling to complete their expectations. It causes my parents to be stricter towards me. However, I hope that once I start doing full time at a college that I can do better than I did in high school for a few reasons. For the first reason, I want to have a better relationship with my parents. I want my mother and father to see that I am successful. Secondly, I want to get a degree for my own good. Lastly, I want to have a good future for myself. I do not want to be working at a job that is difficult and stressful physically and mentally. My parents always tell me to do well in college so I don’t have to work at difficult job like they do, which is brick laying and welding. Whether someone is a high school dropout or someone who did well
One of the central struggles among college students today is that they are required to compete against one another to appear exceptional. In frequent cases, students are trying so vigorously to appear favorable on paper in order to be accepted into a prestigious school or to be hired for a higher-paying job. Additionally, students are required
Thirdly, college selection systems are designed to admit most students on the basis of what they know already (after all, the purpose of high school is to prepare you for college). If the selection system was actually accurate or efficient, they would have chosen students who already knew the material that was required, thus not needing to take
I was in high school now, all of my friends were in these honors classes, I was stuck inside low level English, and I had no idea what I was doing. Looking back I am definitely glad I did not get into honors. I feel it would have been the same story as the middle school. In high school, it was not just English class, at the time, reading and writing took its toll on all my classes. Essays suffered, readings were slow or not done, and a very difficult process of self-teaching
Don't get me wrong; my parents never mandated that I take all the honors classes I could gain admission to. No one told me to take three honors classes. No one, that is, except the little voice in my head that convinced me scholarly success was based upon the number of "H's" on my high-school transcript. The counselors cautioned me not to do it, students who had fallen into the trap before warned me against it and my parents just left it up to me. Through it all, I just smiled and reassured them, "Don't worry; I can handle it." The trouble was, I didn't have the slightest idea what lay ahead.
I’ve just entered my senior year of high school. I know that this is a very important year. I have a lot of decisions to make and not much time to make them. These decisions will either make or break my life, and I want to make sure that I make them to the best of my ability because there is no turning back. I need to make sure I definitely want to attend college. The decision is totally up to me. There are many positives and negatives of attending college. Go over them, and then decide. I know myself better then anyone else, and I won’t let anyone else tell me what to do. I will make sure if I am going to attend college that I have something in mind that I will want to do, to succeed in. Choosing a major can be a very stressful situation so why not sit down and take some time to do it? Be creative, don’t rush, give yourself plenty of time and really think about what interests you in life. My major is something that I will want to enjoy, something that I will be doing for the rest of my life. Why would I want to be miserable at something I do in life? In two short essays: “College? What’s in It for me?” by Steven M. Richardson, and “What It Means to Be Creative”, by S.I. Hayakawa, I can relate to my major very well. Athletic Training is something that takes skill, as well as being creative in your own way. No two Athletic Trainers are the same. The more creative I am at whatever I do, the better off I will be. I hold the keys to all the doors that can ...
“Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.” Johann Von Goethe wrote the previous quote. He was trying to emphasize that everything in life brings about change. Attending high school and college is a decision that brings about consistency as well as change. Even though they both serve the purpose of educating, there are great differences and similarities in the high school and college experience. Honors and advance placement classes in secondary school prepare one for the challenge of higher educational opportunities in college. On the other hand, the freshmen experience in college is much more challenging. One must dedicate much more time to his or her studies in order to succeed. Essentially, in order to move on to a higher educational level, one must enhance his or her character, mature, and accept and adapt to change.