Hi, I am graduating an entire year early from my highschool. I was wondering what the chances of me getting into a college were without four years of english besides a community college. i want to go to a university or something and not a community college. My highschool councler told me I had to attend a community college and that I would be appected any where else because I didn't have four years of english. I hope you can all be some help to me! I also want to add that not only will i have the three years of english, i have taken honors and AP classes and i am only a freshman. I took an AP world history class my freshman year with seniors. I am by no means stupid, btu wiht out 4 years of english can i still get into a university?
2007-02-14 10:47:55 · 3 answers · asked by Jen 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
your high school counselor is wrong. you CAN find 4 year colleges that will accept you. however, community college is a great place to get your first two years under your belt. the teachers are often better than those at the 4 year colleges (they're into teaching, not research) and most of the time, it's MUCH cheaper. if you aren't sure what you are going to study, definitely go to a community college for awhile and then transfer. if you know your major for sure, start researching universities you're interested in and see if they will accept you with 3 years of english
2007-02-14 10:54:31 · answer #1 · answered by outtahere 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While many can graduate a year early from High School, it's not always a wise thing to do, especially for someone who is preparing to go to university/college. Many high school graduation requirements are pretty lax and just squeezing by with the minimum amount of credits does not make you look as favourable as someone who took a lot of college prep courses would. Having the minimum credits a year earlier than most because you didn't take study hall doesn't negate normal requirements or make you look any better to admissions. Other than that, my suggestion: if there are courses you should take, then I'd take them in high school. Why? Because high school is free! You could even do it in summer school if that's the only course you'll need. The other option is to do them during summer intersession at a community college and transfer the credits to the University of your choice. Some universities offer remedial classes for courses you may be lacking, but both of these options cost money. In my university, they had these remedial classes and you had to pay for them like regular classes, but you didn't get any credit hours for them that would count towards graduation! Different universities have different requirements so check around to the schools your interested in, along with what you want to major in and you can see what you'll need to take. Talk to an admissions counselor at that university too. Some will let you test out of it instead. Some will take high SAT/ACT scores in lieu of other requirements. It all depends.
2016-05-23 23:40:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Y would you graduate early if you haven't taken all the classes?
2007-02-14 12:33:14 · answer #3 · answered by MISS KNIGHT 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋