Is the CUNY system really like high school?
342192
Not at all!!! But one cant judge without going there first!
893945
It depends on the quality of the high school.  There are bad public schools and bad private schools, and the opposite is true.  They universities understand there are different high school qualities.
1038557
if it's naming the high school, then yes. otherwise no. it's a common noun if not in the name.
610405
Buff State is a great college with a super teaching program.  Don't know about CUNY though.  Plus, Buffalo ROCKS!!  GO SABRES!!
43986
In the American system, there is no fixed curriculum for all schools.  It's pretty much up to each state to set standards, and each school has a lot of freedom.  To find out more information, do a web search on "11th grade curriculum English" or "11th grade curriculum history" or any other subject that could be taught in high school
1111431
It's a little more harder than 8th grade. They expect a little more out of you. They expect you to act your age and act mature. The rules are basically the same but a little more stricter. You can probably expect to be called a fish more than once, because ya'll are the baby's of the school now. Most people don't like the freshmen. But if you work hard enough you can probably make friends with most of the upperclassmen, I know from experience that they will probably try to protect you like a brother/sister would if they like you enough. And It kind of helps if your in sports because thats were you probably would meet the upperclassmen the most. But just remember not to be afraid or worried about going into a new grade. It'll be fun after a while.
1085358
Really? What a low graduation rate?\n\nI grew up in NYC and there are a lot of people graduating from HS. It seems that teachers and parents need to work together to solve this problem. It is truth that we are wasting tax payers money for students if they are not taking advantage of it.
83736
No!  I don't believe that education past secondary schools should be a right. The problem with our present system is everyone "should go to college" this means watering down our system to deal with the "lowest common denominator". Which, in turn, gives people a false sense of their education and knowledgebase. "I hav a colage dregre!"... well, you're still not very smart!
609131
high school kicks ass...im a sophomore, and you're gonna love it. the seniors might bash on the freshman class, and so will the juniors, and the sophomores, too, but it gets better with time. take as many ACC/HN/AP classes as you can. it sucks doing it but it pays off later. \n\noh, and the popularity contest doesn't matter. just yell "screw you" at anyone that pushes you around, except seniors...they'll kill you!!!
259109
no, i would say so.  when i was in high school i had a lot of extra time on my hands.
392270
It's not hard if you are disciplined. It's actually easier than high school in that no one forces you to go to class, you set your own schedule, and  you take fewer classes, BUT remember going to class is the key to doing well in college...if you go everyday and pay attention, take notes, you will be just fine.
162925
The mandatory school system goes from grades 1-9. After that, there is still high school until 12th grade + university.
849113
What is high school about?\n\nIt really depends on your perspective.  When you are a student, high school is about creating a balance between fun, academics, and status.    It is a zero-sum game, where if you put effort into one, typically you have to take away from another.  It all depends on what your final goal is.\n\nIf you were like me and were a “geek”, your goal probably is to get good grades.  Traditionally, these are the people who end up hating high school but tend to succeed in life.  As much of their effort is spend on grades, their social status really lacks and they don’t have much fun as a result.  On the flip side, these are the ones that people view as a success in life.   I will always remember that I took my ex-fiancée and a friend to Florida for spring break.  My ex had never been to Disney so we went.  I was talking to a guy in line at one of the rides who was an auto worker in Detroit.  When he found out I was in school for Engineering, he told me tales of how much fun high school was and how he would beat on the nerds.  Now those nerds were his rich managers and he was living paycheck to paycheck.\n\nThere are those who spent their time having fun.  This could be sports, drinking, drugs, you name it.  I spent some time with this crowd and I did enjoy myself, but at the end of the day, other aspects of my life suffered.  A lot of this crowd never seemed to leave the town we lived in.  Many have stable jobs, but don’t have the income to afford a really nice lifestyle.\n\nOthers spend time on social status.  These were the popular people who were funny, personable, or beautiful.  This was the hardest group to penetrate and seemed to have the biggest fall from grace after high school.  When they get out into the real world, they get a harsh lesson in reality that no one cares who they are.  They lose their power and are just like everyone else.\n\nSome people were excellent at all three areas.  Some people sucked at all three.  \n\nDepending on where you stand, high school may be a blast or may be the worst 4 years of your life.  Regardless, be prepared for life after high school.  Once you walk the stage and leave those doors, the world doesn’t care what you were, only what you can offer them now.  The geeks tend to go from nobodies to someone important.  The athletic ones tend not to change a whole lot.  As I mentioned, the popular crowd can have a tough time when they realize they have nothing to offer without their “clique”.\n\nIn terms of academics…it isn’t that bad.  It may seem like a lot of work, but in retrospect, the work is pretty easy.  What I did enjoy in HS is the fact that you can learn pretty much whatever you like.  I could take Pre-Calc and woodworking in the same year and not have to worry about what it looks like on my transcripts.\n\nMy advice…just be yourself and take what classes interest you.  To do it all over again, I would spend much more time in auto shop (a very valuable class when you start paying your own bills).  Learning to fix things in shop is very valuable as well (I got to build a race car in a team in college because I learned to acetylene weld in HS not to mention the wood working I learned in HS fixes my house now).\n\nI hope this helps.  Good luck and enjoy the 4 years!  Once it is over, your future is up to you and only you.
25770
Short answer: Yes.\nWhoever said that high school is supposed to be the best years of your life must have been high for most of it.\nDon't let it get you down (I assume you're still in school?)  Trust me, it gets better.  WAY better.
209921
Maybe....some places offer it.\n\nhttp://www.career-edu.com/high_school.htm
295480
Yes.Fully agree. Besides than can find out the interest of their career, actually the process is the most important. I mean during the program or even the time of organized for a certain event, that's the way for them to get to know what's the leadership is, how's the society actually look like. Compared to the student who just focus on academic, yes, sure they might be the best student. But, the question is, when they growth up and no longer in school, are they still the best student in "society" ? The truth tell us that, No ! They seem like a baby after they graduated from high school or University.\n\nThe extracurricular also help student in term of communication. The way how to talk with people. They know the way how to talk to thier friends and to teachers or even principle. For sure they won't be play childish. \n\nAs a conclusion, students especially teenagers, they should join the extracurricular in order to mentally and physically can be balancing. Thinking will be more mature and for sure...they will appreciated what they have !
210697
With a "teenager" just out of high school and one going into the 9th grade, I would have to say that in my area, the schools have a great college prep program, but the prep is only as good as the kids make it!  It's like a horse, you can lead it to water but you can't make it drink.  Schools are only a small part in preparing kids for college.  The parents are just as important if not more and outside influences.  But mainly it all falls on the kids and what they do with what is offered to them.