Volume 1, Issue 1
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College Bound: Or Are You? You are a senior, and it is your last year of high school. You are looking at umpteen different colleges that might be the possible place you will spend the next four years of your life. Are you ready? When it comes time to leave the nest, will you feel prepared? Studies have shown that most students in college say their high school did not fully prepare them to go out into the college world. Some kids that go to high school are placed into advanced placement classes. These classes are more hands on and require more work outside the classroom. But what about the other kids who donâ€&#x;t make the cut for AP classes? You miss out on the experiences, such as dead- lines and the in -depth discussions of a college-like setting that AP kids get. Therefore the students that donâ€&#x;t get into AP classes are unprepared for the college life.
Brittany Carman Think of all the colleges that you know of. Now how many of those colleges are set up like your typical high school? Not many. Some colleges have huge campuses, that can encompass anywhere from five to twenty buildings. Thirty-seven percent of all students who switched from a high school setting to a college one, state that the size change was a shock. The only thing that surprises students more than campus size is the student to teacher ratio. The number of students in any given class usually doubles when you move from High School to College. The average teacher to student ratio is one to seventy-nine. This extreme change in class size could ultimately shock a person. College life for many is said to be a part of some of the fondest memories you will ever make. At the same time it can be scary, overwhelming,
and in the end high school really doesnâ€&#x;t help. The close classrooms and tight student arrangement sets up some kids to be driven mad by the wide spread campuses and random classmates. The only thing that can truly prepare a person for college is this: good work ethic. If you put your mind to something, there is no telling what you can accomplish. Make sure that while you are in high school you do all that you can to prepare yourself for college because when you go out into the real world, there is no turning back.
The average teacher to student ratio in college is one to seventynine.
Josh Atkins stressed out about his ACT score.