should i even bother with college?

lelalellen
Wed, 03 Nov 2004 20:35:44 +0000

Anarchy, I would not be so quick to determine that because the AP class you’re currently in now is a real reflection of what all college courses are like! Sometimes college courses are easier than high school. There are so many variables! I think you should stick it out and continue to try and do your best! There are plenty of “decent” colleges that you will be able to get into if you work hard!

A word about AP courses: my son, a junior in hs is now taking AP Psych & AP US History. The psych class is a lot of work, but he is doing very well and absolutely loves it! The history course on the other hand is a lot of work but the tests the teacher is giving are ridiculous … So difficult that the teacher told the class in the beginning of the year that they’d all most likely fail the first few tests (which he has done)! She did say that she doesn’t grade the class like a typical honors or cp class, so the the students (and their parents) should not be too concerned about the test grades as long as they show improvment and do well on essays, etc. I talked wth her yesterday and she told me my son should have about a b (or maybe c+ after this last failing test grade - oye!). But my point is, my son too is starting to get frustrated and scared thinking this is what college is: much hard work and lousy grades (on tests, not essays, etc.). But as I said above, college classes aren’t necessarily as difficult as some teachers make hs classes.