Planning High School Classes
There are many things to keep in mind as you help your child plan his or her high school classes. While you want to be sure that your child meets the high school's requirements, you also want to assist him or her in showing the best possible work to potential colleges. The following are some items to be aware of when choosing your child's high school curriculum.
Dual enrollment programs
These programs allow students to take some courses on a college campus for credit while they remain enrolled in high school classes. Admission officials are always pleased when students take advantage of challenging opportunities. However, while they will credit your son or daughter with making a wise choice, their institution may not necessarily award college credit for the work.
Times have changed
You may have grown up in the sixties, when there weren't as many opportunities to take Advanced Placement or IB classes or to head to a local college for high school credit. But what you might remember from your era is that some schools abandoned courses like Biology II for those with a more ""relevant"" ring, like The Ecology of the Okefenokee. And while, in some schools, such selections still live on, their jazzy titles may be misleading. A tough and very serious class with a funny name may appear to admission officials to be what some dub ""fluffy,"" ""flimsy,"" or ""lightweight.
Overall, though, most understand. Older admission officers ma...
Author: Amy Ambler
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