A Word of Advice From Fair Grove High School Seniors

By the end of your high school career, you will have faced many decisions regarding your participation in school activities, graduation, and after high school events. Every person will choose a different path, but here is some advice from seniors regarding which decision is best for you.

The first big decision that is made is to participate in multiple clubs and sports. Skylar Powers views being in multiple clubs and/or sports as being a distraction from academics. She expands with taking hard classes and playing sports can be unwise if you have a hard time managing multiple tasks. Although for many students this can be an opportunity to be apart of numerous other activities, and build up a good reputation for job and college applications.

Next is the decision to take weighted and dual credit classes. Powers encourages younger students to take as many of these classes as possible. Weighted classes can help students become valedictorian, as well as maintaining a higher GPA even if they receive a B in the class. Dual credit classes can help students too, by allowing them to receive college credit while in high school. Even though dual credit classes cost some money it is much cheaper than paying for it later on a college campus. Plus students have a teacher they can ask direct questions to if they are having any trouble.

The last decision that is faced, is what type of college to attend. The choices you have range from a large public university to a small private college. Powers choice is a big college. She comments, “A big college is my choice, because I like the idea of meeting a lot of different people with different views.” There are pros and cons to both. Big colleges do tend to offer more diversity and opportunities for recreational activities, but with so many people class sizes can be in the hundreds. A smaller campus may have less activities, but also provides a homier feel with less people. Although cost is also a big factor when it comes to college. Big college campuses tend to have cheaper rates, while private ones tend to be more expensive.