Essay On Early College Program
I am Allyssa Buelow, one of the many students at Spring Lake High School. Along with a large group of students from various schools, I aim to be a part of the Early College Program. Out of all of these students, I believe I should be among those accepted into this amazing program. Neither of my parents finished college or got any degree past their high school education. I, on the other hand, have always dreamed of going to college, specifically Harvard. I knew that after highschool I would move away to a big college where I would get a fancy degree and then become extremely successful and earn exuberant amounts of money. As I have gotten older, though, the realization of the cost of college has started to weigh on me. In a family that only makes a decent amount, the Early College Program is perfect. This is program can allow me to have the opportunity to get an associate’s degree by the time I’m 19 and be able to do it completely debt free. Saving that much time and money will
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I am also a hardworking student, but sometimes I don’t start big, long-term projects right away. The weekly check-ins would help stop this. Another thing that would help me specifically is the actual classes. Having college classes will force me to work harder and smarter. This would help prepare me for full-time college after high school and the Early College Program. School has always been a strong-suit for me. Throughout elementary school I had A’s and B’s. Then from middle school to current time I have prided myself in keeping straight A’s. Keeping a 4.0 GPA is something I strive for and usually accomplish. One of my strengths in school would be math. I’m taking trigonometry this year as a sophomore. Something that I need to work on is reading in general. I know the Early College Program will be able to help with this
I am also a hardworking student, but sometimes I don’t start big, long-term projects right away. The weekly check-ins would help stop this. Another thing that would help me specifically is the actual classes. Having college classes will force me to work harder and smarter. This would help prepare me for full-time college after high school and the Early College Program. School has always been a strong-suit for me. Throughout elementary school I had A’s and B’s. Then from middle school to current time I have prided myself in keeping straight A’s. Keeping a 4.0 GPA is something I strive for and usually accomplish. One of my strengths in school would be math. I’m taking trigonometry this year as a sophomore. Something that I need to work on is reading in general. I know the Early College Program will be able to help with this