Tag Archives: college courses

Dual Credit? Dual Pain

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Compass
Dual Credit May Be More Trouble Than It's Worth

If you attend high school in Texas, you’ve probably heard of dual credit. If you’re smart, you probably have teachers falling over their own feet trying to convince you that you should be doing all the dual credit you can. You probably will learn pretty fast that it’s a huge pain. In case you haven’t heard of it, dual credit is a program that gives college credit to high school students. You don’t even have to take a hard test at the end! Instead, you take a hard test at the beginning. How wonderful, logical, and abundantly useful. To be … Continue reading →

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The ABCs of Choosing Courses

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Jessica
If only choosing courses were as easy as opening the door...

If you’re reading this, you’re probably a high school student stressing about the SAT, or double AP Ultracalculus ABCD-III, or maybe gym class. We all have our worries about the various things we have to do, pass, or ace if we want to succeed in life. Now, when you haven’t started the glorious journey, and you’re planning your courses from your low-vantage point seat of an eighth grader, you occasionally make some mistakes. Like, major mistakes. At least at my middle school, eighth graders are required, before graduating middle school, to: Choose all courses for your freshman year Choose all … Continue reading →

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