Selecting Your Courses (5)

Selecting Your Classes

Part 5

The Arts

Research indicates that students who participate in the arts often do better in school and on standardized tests. The arts help you recognize patterns, discern differences and similarities, and exercise your mind in unique ways, often outside a traditional classroom setting.

Many colleges require or recommend one or two semesters in the arts. Good choices include studio art, dance, music and drama. Many students have talents and extraordinary abilities in the arts. Students should look within their own repertoire of talents and identify their artistic abilities and take college classes to develop their talents.

Advanced Placement Program (AP)

To be sure you are ready to take on college-level work, enroll in the most challenging courses you can high school, such as honors or AP courses. Research constantly shows that students who score a 3.0 or higher ion an AP Exam would typically experience greater academic success and college graduation rates than students who don’t take AP.

Work hard in your righteous pursuits, and you will reap the benefits of self-fulfillment and job satisfaction. Don’t take shortcuts just to “get by,” instead, take challenging and difficult roads (courses) and reach higher mountain peaks of achievement.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

"Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it's right. These are the 3 magic keys to living your life with integrity."

W. Clement Stone

Reflection: In order to live the life you want, you must be able to say "no" when you don't agree, you'll have to deal with the truth and obviously, you'll have to choose the right. The choices you make will affect YOUR future. Don't always rely on others. Most of the time, you're the only one who knows what's best for yourself. For example, if you do what others want you to do and you're not happy with the outcome.. that'd be considered a waste of time. That's why you must choose the right, live your life by those three magic keys.

Selecting Your Courses (3)

Selecting Your Courses

                             Part 3

Science

Science teaches you to think analytically and apply theories to reality. Colleges want to see that you've taken at least three years of laboratory science classes. A good combination includes two semesters of each of the following sciences:

·       Biology

·       Chemistry or physics

·       Earth/space science

More competitive schools expect you to take four years of lab science courses. You can add two of the following subjects:

·       Chemistry or physics (the science you didn't already study)

·       Advanced biology

·       Advanced  chemistry

·       Advanced physics

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!

S.S.S

Student Success Statement

"Man returns stolen cash to Seattle, Washington Sears 60 years later"

Reflection: At first, this man had stole around thirty dollars. Ever since then, he had been feeling guilty over that wrong decision.. He thought about it every single day of his life. One day, this man had realized what he had to do in order to stop feeling this way. Sixty years after the robbery, he decided to pay the store back for what he took. The man even added another seventy dollars, just cause. Although he chose the wrong, he chose the right after realizing that he shouldn't have taken the money in the first place. It's best to be honest and pay for your mistakes, it's not always literally.. but in this case, he literally paid for it. Choose the right.

Selecting Your Courses (2)

Selecting Your Courses

Part 2

The following students and classes are standard fare for success in high school and beyond, whether you plan to attend a four-year or two-year college.

English (Language Arts)

Take English every yea. Traditional courses, such as American and English literature, help you improve your writing skills, reading comprehension and vocabulary.

Math

You need algebra and geometry to succeed in college entrance exams and in college math classes—and in many careers. Take them early on. That way, you’ll be able to enroll in advanced science and math in high school, and to show colleges you’re ready for higher-level work.

Most colleges look for students who have taken three years of math in high school. The more competitive ones require or recommend four years. Each school has its own program, but some of the courses typically offered are:

·       Algebra I

·       Algebra II

·       Geometry

·       Trigonometry

·       Calculus

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

"A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder."

Thomas Carlyle 

Reflection: This quote has an important meaning. "A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder" because a goal is what helps you get to your destination, just like a rudder. If you don't know where you're going, then you don't know where you're ending up... simple as that. Without a rudder, you're only going straight. Chances are, you'll be crashing into places or thing. It's a huge distraction and won't help you. You need to choose the right.

The Power Of Study Groups (4)

The Power Of Study Groups

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/high-school/50432.html

Part 4

Getting The Most Out of a Session
Here are some tips to help your group get the most out of each study session:

• Decide what you're going to do in advance.
• Prepare for the sessions, so you can make the most of your time together.
• Take turns teaching to reinforce your own knowledge.
• Stick to the session topic.

By supplementing your individual study with a study group, you can reinforce what you've learned, deepen your understandings of complex concepts, and maybe even make a few friends.
Remember that a friend is a person who encourages you to do your best and to achieve on a high level, one who pushes you to try a little harder and be a little better. If someone pulls you down the wrong trails of life, then those people are not friends, (they are actually your enemies), and you must avoid them at all cost. Whoever said learning can't be fun? Learning is enjoyable and exciting when you study with others.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!