Activity 2: Honors, AP & Dual Enrollment Classes

If you know you want to go a university after high school, you should definitely consider taking Honors or Advanced Placement (AP) classes offered at your school. Another excellent option is taking community college courses while you’re in high school. Yet another option are dual enrollment classes. Here’s a link that explains dual enrollment (classes you take in your high school that also satisfy requirements for community college credit):

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Why bother with honors, AP or community college classes? Taking these sorts of courses will challenge you to think and perform at a level similar to that of a university-level course. As such, learning how to be successful in these challenging classes helps prepare you for university classes. Read more about good reasons to take challenging classes in high school here:

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