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Hey everyone, I'm new to programming and this seems like a fantastic place to aid in learning how to. (In addition to the C & C++ course I am taking of course.) I've been going to college for 4 years, but I'm only 17 and I plan to double major in Physics and Computer science.

[CommittedC0der]

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[WingedPanther]

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[Guest]

I've been going to college for 4 years, but I'm only 17 and I plan to double major in Physics and Computer science.

Are you saying you have already had 4 years of college? How do you do that?

Anyway,


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Are you saying you have already had 4 years of college? How do you do that?

Through the Ohio PSEO (Post Secondary Enrollment Options) program.

I was required to have a 3.9-4.0 GPA coming in Freshman year, then decreased by about .2-.3 every year until it hits a 3.0 minimum in your senior year. You must also show that you can handle a college workload so they limit your first 2 years to a few classes, but Junior and Senior years I have gone full time. So, in essence I have had a little over 2 years, but it is still a great start towards a 4 year degree and beyond.

Here is a quote explaining further about the program:

Post Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) is a program whereby Ohio’s high school students may opt to take college courses to for both high school and college credit. PSEO is known in, many states, as dual enrollment. The program has been important option for Ohio’s high ability students. In fact, the original intent of PSEO may have been to provide opportunities to high ability students. It is clear, however, from the work of recent Ohio high school task force that there are many reasons other than advanced coursework that make it desirable for students to access PSEO. Some students do not fit well into the high school environment. Some need to have a more flexible learning environment. Some students without this program would clearly drop out altogether. Research shows that it is highly desirable to expose high school students to college courses early so that they understand that college is much different environment than high school. It is much less restrictive, but it is also less forgiving. PSEO students learn that they must be highly responsible to do well. A national study of dual-credit programs released by the Pew Charitable Foundation found that the benefits of the program included:

• savings in both cost and time
• efficiency of learning (reduced repetition between grades 11-14)
• enhanced admission and retention rates in college
• improved transitions from high school to college, allowing students to "test the waters" of college learning and improving students' access to college

The study also found that by creating alternatives to traditional high school, dual credit programs provide additional points of entry into post-secondary schooling for students whose options would otherwise be much more limited. The study found that dual-credit programs can blur the line between high school and college by integrating the two systems and thereby create a continuum of learning high school to college.

Unfortunately, even though the research from other states supports expansion of the dual enrollment programs, there are some policymakers and school district personnel in Ohio who would like to see PSEO program sharply restricted or eliminated all together. At a time, when high school drop-out rates and college remediation costs are a major concern in Ohio, it makes no sense to limit a program that helps to address these issues.

PSEO has been one of the most effective forms of school choice in Ohio for over a decade. At a time when we are looking for more options to reach high school students, it is unwise to unduly limit one of the most successful school option programs ever. PSEO is not just about additional coursework for enrichment, it is about delivery of service in a way that resonates with students who need something different, something more, and something faster. While PSEO should ideally be a program jointly administered by Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Board of Regents, the two agencies have not, in the past, worked closely together on this issue, and the program has largely escaped the kind of review and analysis that is necessary to improve any education initiative.

[Guest]

I wish my high school was that nice. There are only a few courses that give you college credit here. Calculus, Spanish 3/4, and English 4. I'm taking all of them senior year.

[James.H]

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That's awesome how your at college already, I hope do well and Codecall helps you out a lot!

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[pragashonlink]

Hi everyone, Iam Pragash and am a Software developer working in Ruby. I saw a comment about this site in another website and I wanted to check this out.

[Vswe]

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