✿lifestyle: summer school✿
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♡ - a little history on me: if there's one thing i have learned in college that's benefited me some, it's taking summer courses to get ahead. i remember sitting in my high school writing class senior year and my instructor telling us to start college one month after graduation. everyone in the classroom gave him the o.O face. like are you serious? mind you, i have been in honors classes my entire life (heavy work loads), so for a teacher of a honors literature class to tell me to jump right back into school right after i just graduated after 13 years, was asking A LOT. as far as i was concerned, i wanted to start college one year after graduating high school. i knew that would put me behind a year, but i couldn't help thinking that i just finished 13 years of hardcore honors classes and the last thing i wanted to do during my first official summer was homework.
so, i didn't attend school. i worked full-time at kroger and did community service so i could receive a $3000 scholarship from them. by the end of the summer something told me not to wait a year for college, but try to start in the fall. as soon as i applied to my current school, i was selected! fast forward to present day and i have exactly 4 classes left before i graduate.
♡ - college students: throughout the undergraduate degree i have taken at least a class or two during the summer to keep myself ahead. summer school really isn't that bad, and i regret not taking my teacher's advice. if i would've started that summer, i would have graduated in 2.5 or 3 years instead of 4. going to school part-time or full-time during the summer will speed ball you throughout college quickly. plus you never know what might occur in the fall or spring (which may cause you to take less courses), so it's best you take at least 2 courses during the summer. if you're like me who's in a major where you practically need a doctor's degree to do anything, then i suggest you go to school all year around (as i have done). this prevents you from being in school until your 30s. if you have the patience to take 5 or 6 classes a semester then do so! it never hurts to do more work now so you can play later. i suggest first making sure you have the financial aid to do so. and you don't have to spend your entire summer in school. maybe just the 1st quarter you can take 2 or 3 classes, then the 2nd quarter you can actually enjoy your summer.
♡ - high school students: if you really want to spend your summer enjoying the sun and working to earn extra cash, by all means, do so. but if you want to get ahead then take 2 classes so you can get a feel for the college atmosphere before everyone gets there in the fall. this is really good if you go to a university that has over 30 students in the class. classes with 100 to 300 students can be very overwhelming, especially if you need one on one help. over the summer most people will go back home, and that would leave you available to really understand the course and ask questions if needed.
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