Senior Year Advantages

Taking Advantage of the Senior Year A door has two ways of being opened, push or pull. Sometimes a human may try to push on a pull door to which the door remains shut. This is where the saying “you have to be smarter than the door” comes in. The door itself is a useful tool, however the person did not utilize it rendering the door useless. The thirteenth year of high school is similar to the door. Senior year has often been known as the “lost year” of high school. Parents are constantly concerned about their children’s “senioritis”. Basically it is stereotyped that seniors in high school become lazy and stop doing their work and going to class. If the students are not putting the work into the senior year, parents worry that they do not get

A dual enrollment class allows students to earn both a high school and a college credit at the same time. High school students are being encouraged by school systems to take advantage of the “low-cost to higher education” path in order to save money and time in college(Korn). Dual enrollement classes are a great way to jump start a student’s college career as well as increase the rigor of the high school senior year. The amount of classes is limitless ranging from “vocational offerings” suited for individuals wishing to pursue an associate’s degree to “basic math and english classes” for those just trying to get ahead of the game(Korn). If a dual enrollment class is not offered at the school one is attending, he or she may take advanced placement courses. Advanced placement courses are high school classes that are taught on a college level. At the end of the class the student will take an exam, if he or she passes they may recieve college credit. Taking an advanced placement course proves that the student is capable of passing an intro level college course and increases a student’s readiness for college. The text book reading level as well as the workload will be equal to that of a college student. Also once again if the student passes the test they may be able to save money in the long run. Dual enrollment and advanced placement courses also give the student time

Working requires more hands on activities than schooling does. Being present to work is not optional otherwise the worker will be docked pay or in worse cases fired. Working in most buisnesses also requires employees to be on a time limit. In high school, most assignments if not completed during class time will need to be completed at home during the student’s free time. The same is not true in the professional buisness world. If a constructer does not finish the house within the time period given, he simply must remain on that house with no pay until the task is complete. This lack of punctuality will result in fewer jobs as well as less pay. Even if the young adult is of age to be hired, one year in the workforce will not provide much benefit for the eighteen year old. A total of “three years of a minimum wage job or enlisting in the military” would be a better arguement to see a growth in maturity(Novak). A gap year would not result in any great maturity difference. Most people do not expieriance a huge maturity growth within a year. However colleges in the United States are “stacked to benefit younger kids” making it harder for an older adult to return to school(Novak). Most scholarships or finnancial loans are made to benefit fresh out of high school teenagers. There are few and far between that could potentially benefit someone who chose a career path previous to that of their college one. Therefore it is