College for High School Senior Year

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I was considering finding out about a program that would allow me to go to community college for my senior year. I would also have to take a few classes at the highschool in the morning. Probably just 2 or 3 out of the 9 period day and then the rest of the week take college courses. The school offers this but it doesn't tell you that it does so I really don't know any specifics or even if i will be allowed to do it. My question is have anybody here done it and if so how did it work out?

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Yeah, I'm in PSO. Post Secondary Option. It's a really great program. My school is a little different because we have 8 classes a school year; 4 classes per semester.Anyways, it's a really good program because not only do you get high school credit, but you get college credit as well. Not to mention you have a lot more freedom. I recommend trying to take an evening class that's not too often.For me, I'm taking American Government and the class is only once a week in the evening.Basicallly what happens is you go to class as if you were in college. At the end of the class, your professor sends their final grade to the high school and the high school gives you whatever grade you got there. Like for me, last semester I made a 95 in microeconomics.The college classes you take have to be in the required curriculum at your high school. For example, we must have so many Englishes, so you can take English 1101 and/or English 1102 at the college.If you plan on going to college, you're basically getting some of your prerequisites done early.If you need to know more, just ask. I'm also in YAP. Youth Apprenticeship Program. Which is basically working for high school credit. If you're school has it, take it. I don't go to my high school at all cuz I take a college class and my work counts as 3 classes.

my school has a CME work study program. It counts as 15 credits (3 classes) and those students leave after 6th period instead of 9 and then just go to work. I was never really interested in that. I guess partly because i've never had a job. So was this program hard to get accepted for?

and another question. Do you have to pay a tutition or is it free through ur highschool.

If you go into the PSO program, the state pays for most of everything. So, basically all you gotta pay for is fees and books. Fees estimating at about roughly $40.

The work program isn't that hard to get into, although it does depend on the school because they set the requirements. At my high school, the requirements to be in the work program is an 80 academic GPA and then if you are eligible, the program helps you find a job if you need one.I had a few job offers, but the 2 that stuck out in my mind was working on the nuclear sub base as a computer payroll person near where I live at, or a network technician at the board of education. I went into an interview, talked about what I knew, and got accepted to the BOE job 2 days later.The requirements to get into the PSO program is a little bit harder. You either had to have taken the SAT and scored high enough to be accepted into the college, or you can also take that college's COMPASS exam, which is much like the SAT but is only for that specific college.

After you graduate high school and you are appling to a 4 year college do they look at ur SATs or do they treat you as if you were a transfer student from another college?

Some people did it in my high school, but they had to pay. Plus depending on what college or university you apply to, the classes you take may not transfer. Even if you're a transfer student or high school student your SAT scores are reported and looked at.

They will look at your SAT scores. Especially if you took the COMPASS for the college you are going to while in high school. You're better off taking the SAT though because it's more universal, if ya know what I mean.

I did it and graduated early because of it (straight D's, granted, but graduated nonetheless). Ask your counselor or advisor, or go to the school itself.

I get really good grades in school by my SATs are horrible. I'm going for private tutoring soon though to boost my numbers for the spring SAT.

A lot of general studies courses will transfer though, which is probably what you will be taking if you go into the program. (i.e. English 1101, ECON 1101)

Again depending on what college/university you're going to attend you may not need to take the SAT's, but just the ACT, which is so much better.

Well i know I would be taking english at my high school still along with gym and probably something else also. ITs more like a half day program where i would only take other classes at college like calculous, physcholgy, journalism, etc.

a lot of community colleges want somewhere around a 500 on both your math and verbal in order to be accepted. You can always take the SAT, and if you're scores aren't good enough, the COMPASS wouldn't hurt to take either.

The community colleges in my area don't require a SAT or ACT score.

yeah, the ACT is another option. But make sure that the college you are trying to get into accepts it. Which I think most do.

The program is with a community college. This college is basically for all the really dumb people that barly passed high school, but would look really well for a senior year atleast. After that i really need high scores taking which ever test I chose SAT,ACT, compass, etc, cuz i wanna be in a fairly competitive place.

The community college in my area doesn't require an SAT or ACT score either, but you can get accepted with those scores. If you don't have SAT or ACT scores, you must take the COMPASS. With the local college in my area anyways.