Why Take High School Courses

Each and every school presents itself with new opportunities for their students; UHS presents some of the best opportunities in the country for music students such as myself. UHS provides their students with one of the best music programs available in California. This is one of the many reasons I long to attend UHS. As a violinist I want the best way to improve, along with honing my skills and University High School is the best place to do so. In addition the small classroom, as well as the low school population sparks my interest. I believe that the enclosed environment will provide enhanced collaboration between the professor, and student. This connection between mentor and pupil is critical to victory in high school, and large schools with

A high school diploma is important in my future because, it will open doors for me in life. With earning my diploma I could apply to colleges to continue my education and have a good career, it says a lot about a person. Meaning that you are well educated even if you don't go college. You will have the upper hand on getting hired on at any job you apply for, with or without experience. Obtaining my high school diploma will be one of my best accomplishments, I could finally show my family that I’m not a screw up and I’m capable of more things. My main goal is to get my high school diploma, continue onto college and have a career started so I could have a better future. I will not work a minimum wage for the rest of my life in a warehouse, I

I admit, I had a very challenging time last semester, and as a result my grades suffered. I don’t mean to make excuses for my poor performance in school but I would like to explain my circumstance. During my second semester of college I treated my classes like I did in high school thinking I could coast by and pass my classes, but when I noticed how poorly I was doing in class everything was already headed downhill. I started the second

My Freshman year of college, I was a mechanical engineering student at the George Washington University. It was there that I learned how difficult school could really be. My past schooling experience had not prepared me for this extremely rigorous program. As one of my requirements for the program was a social science, I had registered for a history course my first semester. Unknowingly, I had registered for a third-year history class, clearly not the correct class for a freshman engineering student. I went on to struggle with the amount of work that was assigned for the course including an 18 page research paper. This course, on top of the difficult engineering curricula was extremely challenging. At this point, I also realized that although

School, a routine that I have to complete, every day, five days a week. Each one of those days I carry my bag, my purple and pink diamond patterned backpack to store everything from the most insignificant items like tissues and gum to the important ones like pencils and books. All these things I carry, help get me through high school and to reach one of my next goals of going to college. My folders, stuffed to the brim, shredded, ripped, that have papers falling out of all sides, hold all my important notes and assignments that need to be saved to study for finals. My extra daily contacts, located in the mid sized pocket of my bag, with prescription -3.50 and -4.25, that are ready to replace any that fall out, so I can read the board and store

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I’m a high school student. Typically, when people think of high schoolers they envision an athletic jock, a geeky near, or even the most popular girl in school. I personally don’t consider myself to be one of those typical high school students. As I’m a hard-working, self-motivated student, who chose to leave the high school scene, and switch over to the running start program for my senior year. I’ve had countless people tell me that I’d made the wrong decision, or that I’m missing out on the best days of my life. All of which may be true, but in the beginning of my senior year this new challenge was exactly what I needed to be a successful student, and to be the happiest person I could be. As I threw myself into an entirely different learning environment, which included more independence and self-accountability, I knew this was best. Once I conformed to my new routine and began to get to know the teachers and students in my classes, things got a lot easier. I was doing well in all my classes. I stayed on top of my homework, turned in all my assignments on time, stayed after class to ask questions, until I hit a major setback in my Political Science class. It was my first college exam, and I had no idea what to expect, I thought I had thoroughly studied the material until I got my exam back with a failing score. I was in disbelief, I didn’t understand how this could’ve happened when I thought that I’d prepared myself so well. I immediately started considering all the factors

I feel very fortunate to have been selected to participate in this program and educational opportunity, in which there were only 15 spots for my high school. Since junior year, I have been taking two classes at the community college, along with my high school classes at Dougherty Valley. This experience is extremely invaluable, and I firmly believe that it is positioning me to succeed in college because now I know how rigorous college courses are. At the start of my first semester in the program, my college freshman English professor proclaimed, “This class will be unlike any high school or college class you have taken. Much of what you learned involves unlearning.” Boy, he was not kidding! After countless sleepless nights and many stressful days, devoting the bulk of my time to reading pages and pages of literature and writing draft after draft of essays, I ultimately figured out what was necessary to succeed in his class. There were many times, when it seemed hopeless, to not only my classmates, but to me. But I would not give up, no matter how hopeless it seemed. To overcome a challenge, is not only about putting in the effort and properly managing the time, but also about asking for help when needed, being curious and engaged, and more importantly, believing that one is capable of overcoming any challenge at which one

From the first day of my freshman year at Livermore Valley Charter Preparatory, I was taught to focus solely on academics and college admissions. Annually, my counselor would confirm that my courses, grade-point average, and SAT scores matched with the college profiles I saved on my list. Over time, I enrolled in classes which I believed correlated with my goal: I enrolled in almost every science class on the campus, and completed most of my graduation requirements before senior year began. This experience allowed for me to become a high achiever. After realizing my abilities, I now aim to complete my Bachelor’s degree in approximately three years, and am confident I will be able to do

The courses offered in my new school were different in levels and curriculum. I did not know what level was appropriate for me to work in and neither did my guidance counselor. It was not until the end of the sophomore year when I figured out my strengths. I decided to take seven major courses, all honors and Advanced Placements- including honors English, even though English was not my native language. My guidance counselor told me that it was risky to take these courses, and I had to ask my parents to sign a form to acknowledge and accept the risks involved. But I trusted myself of what I can achieve and what I can

I have been in avid ever since middle , i know that eop is similar to avid in the sense that they help you sort of like how avid does in high school. it would be an honor if i could get into eop so my college life can be less hectic and more balanced similar to how it is right now with avid. I am currently trying to decide wether or not to major in computer science or major in nursing, so hopefully in the next couple of months i can decide on what to major in so i can switch my focus on school that specialize in either nursing or computer science. I never knew that a program like this existed in college, i thought that avid was the only help you would ever get when it comes to getting into college. When my avid instructor , Mr.Adams , had a

I am a first generation college student and while I have always wanted to attend college, I haven’t continuously received support from my family. Both my parents grew up in families with tight economical situations with my fathers being exceptionally limited. Therefore they both were never able to attend higher education. My father has never truly seen the value of an education and at first didn’t believe that I should attend college at all, partly due to the cost. On the other hand my mother desperately wants me to attend college but is also worried about the cost. In the fall of my junior year I began taking college credit plus classes at Ohio State University, Newark and Central Ohio Technical College in order to cut down on college cost and get a head start on my education. I choose to take matters into my own hands and pick a path to my future. As a result I was finally able to convince my father that despite his beliefs, college is the right choice for me.

Wow freshman year, the years that differentiate type F students to type A students. My story starts off in a typical english classroom with Mrs. Nelson. You would see me in the back of the class with my three buddies Ben, Will, and Cole. We were the screw ups. A few young teenaged boys that would do the least possible work in class just to pass. Well little do you know that all three of these boys got into drugs and ruined their futures, but, I was the outcast of the group with a destiny for college. My parents were going through a long term 4 year divorce and I was a victim. The divorce really had a negative impact on my mental state of mind and grades. Not to mention living with my mother was a torment as well.

I even signed up for counseling that same semester, which ended up helping me a lot more than I thought and I am extremely thankful for the program that I was in. Junior year came and I took AP for the very first time. Although I did have some downfalls during the year, I managed to pull through and ended both semesters with a 4.0 and I passed both of my AP tests. I was ashamed about my many failures in life, but I have also grown to accept them. Without failure, I would've never grown to be the person I am today. I would've never learned how to bounce back from difficult situations nor have the passion to achieve my dreams of becoming a teacher. I always thought that because of my past, I wouldn't be able to go to college. I always believed that I had to have perfect test scores and a high rank in my class to even be considered into a university. Now, I know that through hard work and dedication, anything is nearly possible. I don't have to be perfect to be someone in life. Out of everything that I have learned throughout the years, I have learned that failure is unavoidable, but it is not something to

At the time my undergraduate journey commenced, I was so excited, knowing the degree I wanted to pursue and the field I wanted to go into upon graduation. I thought “how hard can college actually be?” Boy, was I completely wrong. How naïve was I to believe that my practically 4.0 GPA in high school would reflect how my undergraduate would go. Early on during my undergraduate career, a personal event greatly impacted my studies and pulled my focus away from