Hi guys!
I hope you all had a nice holiday break and a great start of 2015. I have surely began on the right foot and I hope to keep it going that way.
I have exciting news for you! How many of you knew that by taking AP courses in high school and actually passing the AP exams you could earn college credit? Not bad, huh? Well, guess who passed her AP Spanish exams in high school?
By passing the AP exams, I was able to earn 12 college credits at TWU and avoid taking a language requirement. Once at Trinity, I took 5 classes each semester starting freshman year and by the time I entered my second semester of sophomore year, I was actually considered a junior. But what does that exactly mean? Well, I’ve been looking into it myself, and essentially it means that I am now considered a junior by CREDITS. I have earned enough credits through my classes and AP exams to be considered a junior and potentially, I could graduate a semester early (Who would have thought!).
But, wait a second! What does that mean for ME? I have had the most hard time grasping what that means for the load of work that I have to do. Being a junior has now compressed all the plans that I had for the transition stage from sophomore to junior year and now, I am feeling a little bit overwhelmed.
Although, I am on the right path to completing my Elementary Education major, it seems like I won’t be able to double-major in Mathematics. Apparently, I am “behind” on the course load that is required for it and catching up would mean going to summer school, and probably a whole bunch of more work. Otherwise, I would graduate by 2019, which I am not trying to do. On the other hand, my adviser said that with the classes that I have taken, I could graduate with a minor in Psychology and I am highly considering it, but who knows! I am just trying to take some time to myself and analyze everything that is going on.
Overall, I am pretty happy and I feel very proud of the work that I have accomplished until now. I wish I could have expressed my interest in Mathematics during my freshman year so that everything could run smoothly. But I am sure that it will all work out somehow! I am sure that I have enough time to complete all that I want, but I will be an upperclassmen for a very long time (sigh).
As for you, please consider the following advice:
Please take advantage of your AP courses in high school! They can save you time and money. Once you are aware that you have passed the AP exams and your college accepts the credits, please express your interests in majors during your freshman year so that you can be placed in classes that will count towards those major. Otherwise, you might end up like me, not knowing whether to go an extra mile to achieve a double-major “on time”.
Sincerely,
Brenda