Selecting
Your Courses
Part
5
The
Arts
Research
indicates that students who participate in the arts often do better in school
and on standardized tests. The arts help you recognize patterns, discern
differences and similarities, and exercise your mind in unique ways, often
outside a traditional classroom setting.
Many colleges
require or recommend one or two semesters in the arts. Good choices include
studio art, dance, music and drama. Many students have talents and extraordinary
abilities in the arts. Students should look within their own repertoire of
talents and identify their artistic abilities and take college classes to
develop their talents.
Advanced
Placement Program ® (AP®)
To be sure
you are ready to take on college-level work, enroll in the most challenging
courses you can high school, such as honors or AP courses. Research
consistently shows that students who score a 3.0 or higher on an AP Exam
typically experience greater academic success and college graduation rates than
students who don’t take AP.
Work hard in
your righteous pursuits, and you will reap the benefits of self-fulfillment and
job satisfaction. Don’t take shortcut just to “get by,” instead, take
challenging and difficult roads (courses) and reach higher mountain peaks of achievement.
CHOOSE
THE RIGHT!!!
