Persuasive Essay: Why Kids Should Take College Classes

Janet Aslanian
Christine Tabone
ENG 091(RD)
28th November 2012
Broadening Your Horizon
For most students, high school is the toughest time of their lives and for many life after high school is much more difficult. Usually, students don’t seam to take High School seriously and they don’t get enough experience about college and the next steps that should be taken. However, students that think ahead and take college classes while in High school seem to be much more successful in the long run. So with that, students should take college classes while in High school because they gain additional knowledge, they get socialized with an older and more experienced crowd along with an understanding of what college is about.
Often students in High school don’t learn as much as they should but, when they take classes in college they not only learn some of the same information thoroughly but more additional information along with that. When I myself was a sophomore in high school I was lacking the information that I thirsted for and when I started taking college classes I learned so much more and felt great about it. Later on, because I took numerous college classes I am more confident in the work I did in high school along with many of the classes that I take not only in high school but also in college.
Secondly, being in college classes not only gives the knowledge you deserve but helps keep students open minded and socialized in a college that has a wide diversity of people. Because I was only surrounded by High school students, I didn’t get the feel of being in an actual regular school environment but when I started college I started to interact with older and wiser people and learn from them also. Being in classes with a wide diversity of people gave myself the confidence to be more confident in my own work and to take school seriously no matter what age. By socializing and getting a feel for the college experience broadens the students mind and skills as a student. Without that, and without any background information and experience, it’s like leaving a fish out of water for too long; soon they will suffocate and give up.
The thing that students don’t realize is the huge opportunity that is offered when taking a college class. Whether it being numerous semester classes or just one class a year, students never fail to strive from them. You see, in college, the professors are more advanced, students are more serious, classrooms are smaller yet more effective, and it gives students the feel to be independent and not rely on others as much. In high school, teachers and staff baby students, and give extensions that totally disregard the responsibility to turn in assignments on time. Because the teachers are afraid to “overwhelm” the students by giving either too much homework/class work and/or to hard of assignments the students mostly end up being unsuccessful in the college life. All in all, when looking at high school graduates many students lack the knowledge and experience that is needed for further learning in college and universities. By taking College classes they seam to gain that knowledge and the experience that is in fact needed. I myself could not be any happier than the choices I have made for being admitted and accepted to take college classes by sophomore year. Because of that, I would not have become the student I have become and am today. I would have never in fact been as educated and experienced and also ready to start my full on college life as I am today.