Early College Student Analysis
The school I currently attend is the same school I have been attending since my freshman year, Wake Early College of Health and Sciences. This school provides their students with two years of high school and two years of college. Throughout my first two years of high school, I faced many obstacles and hardships. From piles of homework to all-nighters spent preparing for the following day. Although, it wasn't until the college classes where I truly felt overwhelmed by the amount of work I was given. I felt as if I had enrolled in an entirely different, and much more difficult institution.
The staff at WECHS want their students to do the best they can. Therefore, the school structured the Juniors’ first college semester to intentionally be a light semester. This was a technique the Early College had utilized to ease the transition from high school to college classes. I confidently confronted these classes and did exceptionally well in all of them. For the next semester, we were given the freedom to determine the structure and layout of our schedule. Due to the semester that I experienced, I confidently selected 3 advanced …show more content…
At first, I was terrified of the experience because failing a class is a major fear of mine. I was hesitant to take more advanced classes in the future, but eventually, I realized that I should learn from this experience and shouldn’t fear it. I learned not to try and rush into classes and overburden myself. I learned that rushing and placing excessive burdens on oneself will lead down the path of disaster and regret. The experiences affected me by changing the way select my classes. Now, I get help and take my time to choose the best classes for that semester without overdoing it. My consequent semesters have been adequately improved in grades and in the effort I put in. Looking ahead, I will always wisely select my classes due to the phenomena I have experienced in the
The staff at WECHS want their students to do the best they can. Therefore, the school structured the Juniors’ first college semester to intentionally be a light semester. This was a technique the Early College had utilized to ease the transition from high school to college classes. I confidently confronted these classes and did exceptionally well in all of them. For the next semester, we were given the freedom to determine the structure and layout of our schedule. Due to the semester that I experienced, I confidently selected 3 advanced …show more content…
At first, I was terrified of the experience because failing a class is a major fear of mine. I was hesitant to take more advanced classes in the future, but eventually, I realized that I should learn from this experience and shouldn’t fear it. I learned not to try and rush into classes and overburden myself. I learned that rushing and placing excessive burdens on oneself will lead down the path of disaster and regret. The experiences affected me by changing the way select my classes. Now, I get help and take my time to choose the best classes for that semester without overdoing it. My consequent semesters have been adequately improved in grades and in the effort I put in. Looking ahead, I will always wisely select my classes due to the phenomena I have experienced in the