If you think that it is at all possible that you may go to college, you’ll want to check out the Middle College program.
At its core, Middle College is about getting a high school diploma and an associate’s degree at the same time, but you have to do a year at GRCC after high school to get your diploma and degree. There will be a meeting giving information about the program to parents and students on Tuesday, February 11, from 6-8 P.M.
Here’s what a few seniors and a sophomore said about the program.
“Your Junior year, you have 2 middle college classes each semester, and that’s probably been the most difficult year so far just because of the professors I had and the classes themselves,” Ava Wierenga said, “I’m really grateful that my associate’s will at least be out of the way.”
“It’s more than a high school workload, but you have the extra days to do it when you’re not in class, so it kind of evens out to a normal workload,” Lauren Palma stated, “I think if you’re good at school and you know you want to go into college, it’s a really good idea to start with this program.”
“Lots of research, lots of dedication, you’ve got to really want to do it,” Mireyli Lopez mentioned, “You can’t procrastinate.”
“I wouldn’t say there’s too much work, it’s more just more so paying attention during class and understanding what she’s teaching,” Claire Wierenga noted, “It’s not really a hard program, you just have to be willing to do the work and pay attention.”
So it seems like the general consensus is that it’s not that bad of a program to go through, so long as you’re good in school, and it has a really beneficial reward in the end.