During the entirety of my high school career, I have pushed myself to take on more challenging courses such as AP U.S. History, AP Chemistry, AP Literature, as well as AP Calculus. These classes have helped me to form study habits which will be applied in college when the workload and expectations grow even more. In addition, I have also formed a small study group with two other girls who are taking all of the same rigorous classes as me and we get together on a regular basis to study for tests or complete difficult homework assignments. As a group, we are constantly challenging one another to think deeper and problem solve, which has helped me in other areas of school and life in general. I strongly believe that this group will push me to
From my experiences in high school, I know the kind of academic environment I want for my college experience. For the last four years, I’ve thrived as part of the International Baccalaureate program at Poudre High School, which bears significant similarities to the Norlin Scholars program: both involve a community of engaged, academically motivated students who take rigorous core classes together and live within a larger school community. The IB program has been instrumental in my development as a student and as a person during my time in high school. I’ve found that being surrounded by brilliant, motivated peers is both motivating and intellectually invigorating for me, and drives me to reach new heights. When your peers are all incredibly well-informed and passionate,
After my first few months of college, I realized I enjoy being a college student much more than I enjoyed being a high school student. However, the transition between the two extremely diverse worlds, was challenging at first, I found out how to overcome it. Originally, I couldn’t realize how different the two were, but as time went on, I was about to notice the differences. Not everyone is able to be aware of the many similarities and difference. Some differences include: cost, amount of freedom, and reasons why people are there. On the other hand, both high school and college have similar class structure and both require time management. The better prepared a student is to challenged with these many similarities and differences, the more
Study groups can help students to study and receive high grades, because college classes are definitely more difficult than high school classes. Students might have more freedom and time to finish the corresponding work, but at the same time professors expect more from students. Many professors would expect you to have all the time in the world to finish up your work. High school to College is a big milestone in student’s life, because they are required to learn to manage their own time; to find what the best schedule is for themselves. During the two week course, we’ve talked so much about the transitioning into college. All those mental preparations is to ensure students are able to handle college work, by focus on time management, class scheduling, and procrastination. Transitioning to college from high school it’s almost just like middle school to high school, more expectations from teachers, AP classes, and tier schedule. If something was not handled correctly, grades will start to drop, and when students’ grades drop it can lead to high level of stress; high level of stress lead to lower grade, and it will continue the ban wagon. To maintain grades high, students should schedule enough resting time, so when they are in class; they are able to pay attention. Students should also never miss any classes, because they can miss a lots of information in one day. These are
Throughout my two years in high school, I have been trying to maintain a certain grade point average. I’ve passed two of my state tests already and I have yet to take my English II and U.S. History state test. I passed my Algebra I test in 8th grade with Proficient and my Biology I test my freshman year with Proficient. My grades fell off the first 9 weeks of this school year because I had a hard time understanding English II and I ended up scoring Basic on my 1st 9 weeks benchmark test. Now I have made a promise to myself that I will be advanced in everything from now on. I’ve been studying more and working in my SATP practice booklets and now my grades are improving. When I was in 2nd grade I was accepted into the Gifted/Excel class at Bentonia Gibbs up until my 7th grade year at Yazoo County Junior High. Ever since junior high, I have been in the advanced classes, and I hope that will help me with my plan to graduate as one of the top of my class.
“I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. And because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.” (Keller) College is definitely a challenge, but it is also a very beautiful thing. Many students enter college expecting knowledge and a sense of direction. It may be hard to balance school between work, you’re social life, life at home, personal issues, etc. A few challenges that I know about all too well have to deal with money, transportation, and procrastination. You spend all of high school listening to your teachers and parents preparing you for what is to come in the near future. The truth is that there is only one way of truly learning, from experience.
When I came into Boston College, right away the expectations I held for myself very much focused on school. For the last two years, I went to a preparatory boarding school where I faced a multitude of challenges, socially but most importantly I struggled with academics. What I learned that very first week when I moved in junior year, was that public school and private school are immensely different. My class sizes, my teachers, the expectations, the rules, study habits, they were all so new. I jumped into a routine fairly smoothly, which helped my anxiety of getting adjusted to my life at school. However, after a month or so, I noticed the habits I brought from public school were not working in my new environment. Time management and procrastination
I have often wondered what it would be like to experience the freedom of choosing my own class schedule. This has to be infinitely more stimulating and enjoyable. I am also aware that college will be significantly more challenging, but I have always found it easier to study for a class that interests me. I am willing to accept the fact that as long as I am in school, there will be required courses which may not engender excitement or enthusiasm; however, success should not be as difficult to achieve due to the maturity that is developing during this last year of high school. In addition, I have gained an understanding of the benefit of being well rounded. There is value in all classes taken. It helps to know that even my least favorite subject will contribute to the ultimate goal of personal and career development.
Now I will be attending high school the stress that I needed to do good so that I can get accepted to college and make my parents dream come true was overwhelming. I knew from my teacher said that college was looking for well rounded. So I decided that I need to join as much clubs and activities that I can. The four year at Verbum Dei High School has truly modeled this idea. There were clubs that I truly enjoyed being apart like ASB (Associate Student Body), Mayor Youth Council, Ambassador. There was clubs that I join just because like for example Green Club. I wanted to show colleges that I was truly active around campus. I also wanted to show college that I was involved in sports. I
Going to a small school, such as Gonzales High School with 750 students, has limited the opportunities of having clubs, sports, and academic course accessible to schools with a much larger population. GEAR UP, a program designed to help students academically, they offered field trips to colleges yearly and after school tutorials, if we ever need extra help. GEAR UP has provided me with answers to questions I have about college, I have also taken advantage of their tutoring and went for help on homework. AP classes introduced me to feeling how the college work would be like. My APUSH class was a challenge, consequently a completely different experience from any other class I have taken. I worked long hard hours on the assignments and studying
As for students who are in high school moving onto college none other but family and teachers can help you reach your goal. But sometimes failure gets in the way of these goals, Sherry points out that “Most kids don’t put school first on their list unless they perceive something is at stake. They’d rather be sailing”(566) which in other words means kids won’t try unless you give them a reason to, students will think teachers feel bad for them and just pass them with an easy A or B but that is not good. You shouldn’t feel threatened in order to try in school, you should willingly try in school. Thankfully this is when the teachers give you a reality check. Friedman 's favorite teacher Hattie, she shows Friedman things that really matter in writing and in life. She shows him so much about writing and so much about himself that he himself did not realize. Most people cannot say they became close friends with a teacher but Friedman did, he states that they “remained friends for 30 years, and she followed, bragged about, and critiqued every twist in my career”(105). Another great teacher is McFarland, Rose’s teacher Mr.MacFarland. When Rose went into the College prep class his attitudes changed, his role model was MacFarland and he had taught him his role in life and basically lifted him back up from
My junior year of high school was not one of the easiest years of my life. As a matter of fact, i think so far, it's been my hardest. Especially because of my AP English class. I had several other AP classes and honors classes, but this one seemed to be my greatest struggle. I am one of the very few people who enjoy and are actually great at mathematics. It is my favorite subject, closely followed by science. I always look forward to going to these classes. I also find an interest in government, which is why I currently take AP Government and politics. Back on the English track, I've never been much of a reader or writer, it's just something that I'm not very well at doing. Last year in AP English, I had a wonderful teacher who goes by the name of Mrs.Stagg.
During high school, I did not have to study as hard as I do now that I am in college. Usually, I would be able to study the day before the test and score a hundred percent. Although, occasionally, I would be able to skip a few classes and get the notes from a classmate or of course, resort to guessing. However, now that I am in college, the lectures require much more attentiveness and are more complex: composing more information, meaning that one has to proportion time more responsibly and take an advantage of good study habits. My learning skills have made a complete transformation since I have been in college. I learned new things and I actually enjoy learning new things. Nevertheless, these changes required a lot of self control and practice. Going through these experiences have changed my entire persona about learning such as study habits, being more attentive during classes, and going through greater extents to succeed in certain classes.
Calculus is defined as, "The branch of mathematics that deals with the finding and properties of derivatives and integrals of functions, by methods originally based on the summation of infinitesimal differences. The two main types are differential calculus and integral calculus." (Oxford Dictionary). Contrary to any other type of math, calculus allowed Newton and other scientists to process the different motions and dynamic changes in world, such as the orbit of planets in space. Newton first became interested in the subject of mathematics while he was an undergraduate at Cambridge University. Although he did not focus on any of his math classes during his time as an undergraduate because it focused on Greek mathematics, he instead learned
Ever since the day I decided to join community college, I knew that I wanted to become an electrical engineer. My academic experience at BCCC is at the final point of a chapter so far I have 3.733 GPA out of 45 credits. Throughout the one-half year, the classes I took and the activities I did provide me Mathematics, design, physics and electrical technology knowledge. Beside class activities I am a member Phi-theta Kappa honor society, engineering club, and mathematics club. All of these things are prepared me for the next level of coursework and also helps me to gain the proficiency to advance in this sector. I have certain limitation in activities such as research, internship and student competitions due to personal reasons and taking extra
Living up to my resolution, I joined several clubs, both in and out of school and academic and recreational. I also met some of my very best friends in high school. Achieving all of this, friends, memberships to academic clubs and good grades, made up my first successful experience in high school. I was driven by the years in middle school and the promise that I made to myself at the end of eighth grade. Throughout my under classmen years I exceled in all subjects and thoroughly enjoyed the clubs I had joined. I think my downfall for the last two years of school was that I took for granted my good grades and as my classes got more rigorous I didn’t change the way I learned the material, but continued on the same path that I had been following my entire academic career, even when my grades were slipping slightly. Halfway through my senior year, I realized I needed to change the way I was learning the curriculum my instructors were teaching. I’ve always been the type of student to take good notes or listen to a lecture and understand everything the first time around, as was the case in elementary school and middle school. But my more rigorous classes proved to be a challenge for me and I did not know the proper way of learning the material on my own. I started by asking more questions in class and then going to my friends for help on subjects I didn’t understand. After many questions and after school tutor