How\ndid high school prepare you for college?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While in high\nschool, I did not take my courses too seriously until I was fully involved into\nmy education at first. Until my mother told me to get into the International Baccalaureate\nprogram. After graduating high school, I can finally say that I believe this\nprogram helped to prepare me for college. The program not only transformed my\nview of life but also the goals I have set have been elevated. It prepared me\nfor college because of the rigorous coursework, the amazing teachers that cared\nfor their students\u2019 success, and also high school prepared me for college by\nhelping me to manage my time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Throughout\nmy middle school career, I did not have to study for any subject. I would just\nunderstand everything that was being taught to me. Once I got out of middle\nschool and got into the IB program in high school, I realized in eleventh grade\nthat not studying was not going to work for me anymore. The coursework in the\nbeef of the IB program, which is the last two years of high school, were the\ntwo hardest years of my life. In order to not fail, I had to do work and stay\nup until one to two in the mourning. This completely changed my dynamic on my\nschool life. I had to put more of my time into my education if I actually\nwanted to succeed in life. The coursework in the IB program was so difficult I\nhad to stay back for tutoring sessions, and this was new to me because I had\nnever needed help up until this point. This is when I realized that if I\nthought this was hard then I will not last in college. Granted, the IB program\nis specifically designed to get you ready for college by putting you into\ncollege like environments at a younger age. This difficulty in the work that\nthe teachers gave me helped me realize that I cannot play around when I get\ninto college. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nteachers I had in high school were very good at their jobs. Some of them were\nnot the best but most of them actually cared for our success in the class. They\nbelieved that we could do great things in the IB program and they were right. I\ngraduated with the IB certification of completion and also the advanced\ndiploma. One of the only reasons I did okay in the IB program was because I had\nsome great teachers. I believe that having good teachers is a big difference\nmaker when it comes to learning new material. A good teacher can change the\nlives of the student, not only educationally but also mentally. Some teachers\ncan talk to some kids and help them through difficult situations in their\nlives. High school also helps students to better manage their time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Being\nin the IB program turned out to be a great thing that happened to me because I\nlearned that I needed to manage the time I spend on pleasure and on school.\nEach course in IB was difficult so it also required learning the material on my\nown free time. This helped me understand the value of keeping up with my\nassignments. I decided that playing video games and going out with my friends\nwas not worth failing simple assignments that add up to a lot at the end of the\nyear. I decided that I can have fun and pass my classes at the same time. So I\nmade a schedule for myself so that I can be on top of all of my assignments and\ntests before they were due. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To\nconclude, high school has helped to prepare me for the extensive workload that\ncollege professors can give to their students. High school prepared me by\ngiving me rigorous coursework and material to learn, having great teachers that\nhelped me learn hard to comprehend lessons and also by helping learn how to\nbetter manage my time. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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