CAIFORNIA STUDENTS NEED THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX

As California High School students are having their educational courses either cut or face the inability to go to other sources, such as community colleges. for enrichment,  students and their families will have to find new ways to fill the gaps.

As of last week, the state government announced that  high School students in California will not be able to go to the local community colleges and take classes for enrichment as one of the budget cuts.  That said, students will not be able to meet their curriculum with the same force and intensity as they have been able to do up to now, and they are going to have to seek out new avenues to meet their goals..

While some high schools offer a wider range of classes than others, students might need to look to the private sectors to meet their goals.   There will be solutions as the private schools look to help students.   Some of the private high schools offer fun and unique classes to students over the summer to all students....  and it can give them exposure to things that they may not see in their own school.

That said, one thing to keep in mind is that even broadest high school curriculum  have  holes in them, and  students need  to think "outside the box". One place students should look for special classes is at the  private universities who are offering high school students special classes.    It maybe that your high school will allow you to go to another local high school if your school has had cuts in  AP classes,  and arrange to take the appropriate AP courses there if arrangements can be made, or  look up special summer educational programs that join fun and creativity with learning, like the Marine Institute on Catalina Island.

Admissions officers love to see a student who has pursued learning on their own. If you haven’t already planned your summer, make sure it includes some scholarly focus. Most of the top schools offer summer programs for high school students. You can also pursue specialized studies at places like arts schools or even summer travel programs as long as there is a clear academic component. 

  

Here are some resources you might look at that offer high school students special programs. 

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