Whether or not you attended college, you know that there’s world of difference between high school and college—academically, intellectually, socially, often geographically. Yet there are high school classes that will help your high-school-aged son or daughter prepare for college.
1) The first is to take generally challenging courses. This won’t just impress college admissions officers, it will give your child experience with the tougher requirements of college work.
2) The second set of courses are courses in your child’s potential chosen field. Sure, they may change their major, but showing an early interest in and commitment to excelling in a particular field will be helpful. Many high schools offer classes that are not unlike freshmen college classes in areas like marine biology, marketing, and more.
3) The third grouping of classes are classes that will focus on your child’s weaker spots. If he or she doesn’t do well in math, taking more, not fewer, math classes will both strengthen his or her skills but also show admissions officers that the student knows what has to be done in order to improve.
Getting into college is tricky—but far from impossible, and by taking some of the “right” courses now your son or daughter’s chances of getting into the college of their choice will improve dramatically.
1) The first is to take generally challenging courses. This won’t just impress college admissions officers, it will give your child experience with the tougher requirements of college work.
2) The second set of courses are courses in your child’s potential chosen field. Sure, they may change their major, but showing an early interest in and commitment to excelling in a particular field will be helpful. Many high schools offer classes that are not unlike freshmen college classes in areas like marine biology, marketing, and more.
3) The third grouping of classes are classes that will focus on your child’s weaker spots. If he or she doesn’t do well in math, taking more, not fewer, math classes will both strengthen his or her skills but also show admissions officers that the student knows what has to be done in order to improve.
Getting into college is tricky—but far from impossible, and by taking some of the “right” courses now your son or daughter’s chances of getting into the college of their choice will improve dramatically.
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