Incoming FR. Aaron Graves gets AA Degree While in high school
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I didn't have the smarts for taking college classes in high school.....Actually a lot of high schools are offering lots of college classes . In 03 I had 12 credits
What's not to love about this motivated student athlete. Talk about a modest hs kid who has it figured out. Committed so early and put in the classroom work too... He's mature beyond his age and knows what he wants. Hope we can keep him for a few years before he heads off to the NFL after his junior year! Graves is going places!
Hopefully it takes him into the Purdue backfield many times so we can finally stop losing to our most hated rivals.............He should be proud of himself, really cool! He'll be great wherever life takes him.
Definitely cool ... I have a niece who took 5 years to get her associates (doing the part-time student thing). Cool that Aaron was able to get that out of the way so early.He should be proud of himself, really cool! He'll be great wherever life takes him.
Most of my kids comment that their CC classes are easier than their HS classes. Mostly because kids take joke college classes at CC in hs.I didn't have the smarts for taking college classes in high school.....
Taking dual credit classes, AP, and PSEO classes are common now. ... This is an awesome change for parents that saves them thousands of dollars in tuition.
He wants the degree from an AAU school….Does this mean he gets that BA and portals out to Alabama in two years?
Or ISU?
Having a kid start Iowa with 32 credits from AP classes helped out.This ^^ was, in part, how my sons got through college without any borrowing or debt. A kid that is really focused, and it sure sounds like the young man Graves is, can really take a load off by hustling during their HS days. Congrats to this young man! That is cool.
Actually, after thinking about it more...it was college credits from AP courses that my sons had, not actual CC courses. In either event, they started college with a substantial amount of college credits and that allowed them to keep tuition lower and keep more time available for work hours, etc. Both in combination really helped them complete their degrees in 4 years and avoid any debt or borrowing.Having a kid start Iowa with 32 credits from AP classes helped out.
And I didn’t have the motivation.I didn't have the smarts for taking college classes in high school.....
Also, I forgot...he's already got his AA, so no need to attend Ames Community College.He wants the degree from an AAU school….
You're telling me. My son graduated from City High last year with 20+ credit hours already in his pocket. He planned to go to a small Iowa college but quickly realized it was not what he was looking for. He came home and we immediately enrolled him at Kirkwood CC for the fall semester and after the current spring term he'll enroll at Iowa with over 50 hours of transferred college credit next fall term. I would not be surprised at all if he's got his degree studies finished in 5 semesters, easily.Having a kid start Iowa with 32 credits from AP classes helped out.
I didn't have the smarts for taking college classes in high school.....
when was this? my understanding is that these days most universities try to either deny credit for APs or give credit but not count them towards graduation.Actually, after thinking about it more...it was college credits from AP courses that my sons had, not actual CC courses. In either event, they started college with a substantial amount of college credits and that allowed them to keep tuition lower and keep more time available for work hours, etc. Both in combination really helped them complete their degrees in 4 years and avoid any debt or borrowing.
2011-2013'ish. I know both of my sons started college with a good number of college credits, earned while they were still in HS.when was this? my understanding is that these days most universities try to either deny credit for APs or give credit but not count them towards graduation.
Just taking AP courses is insufficient. Typically students must earn a particular score on an AP exam for the AP courses to count. A 5 will get credit for units (at least in most places). A 4 might get credits or might just get exemption from certain general education requirements.when was this? my understanding is that these days most universities try to either deny credit for APs or give credit but not count them towards graduation.
That first step was taken a long time ago. I had Algebra 1 as an eighth grader in the mid-1970s and we weren't the first group to have that option.Taking dual credit classes, AP, and PSEO classes are common now. Years ago the universities did not accept a college class if it was on a high school transcript. The big culprits, in this state, were Iowa, ISU, and UNI. This changed when many students went to a community college to complete their degree and then transferred to a four-year university. The universities realized they were losing many credit hours! In the late 90's we had several students close to an AA degree. It took years of lobbying and working with local high school teachers to get their masters degree in a content area to pull this off. The first step in this direction was allowing 8th grade students to take
Algebra 1 which would free up their schedules later. This is an awesome change for parents that saves them thousands of dollars in tuition.
4 was the target, 5 was a bonus. For being ‘smart’ it took until the Tippie direct admit meeting when he said ‘wait, I am a sophomore?’Just taking AP courses is insufficient. Typically students must earn a particular score on an AP exam for the AP courses to count. A 5 will get credit for units (at least in most places). A 4 might get credits or might just get exemption from certain general education requirements.
Holy SHEEET… kid looks the part of a grown man that can kick some serious ass.. glad we have this stud he’s our next AA… put that in the books
That's the CLEP tests I where I couldn't remember the name. Good recall. Five of the CLEPs but not math. I then took the math pass out tests on the second day maybe. Then the phys ed stuff. Thirty-two hours my brother said earlier tonight.I don't know if there is still such a thing as CLEP, but I took a set of exams during the summer before my freshman year at Iowa. For $50 there was the possibility earning, IIRC, up to 24 units (or six courses). Scores at the 85th percentile of college sophomore norms would get 4 units of credit and at the 80th percentile would get exemption from GE requirements.
It makes sense. My senior year I barely had to go classes. Each trimester, I took 2-3 classes and I don’t believe any were required. I had already fulfilled all my requirements. I could have taken classes at Kirkwood, but I wasn’t that ambitious and was more concerned with having a good time with my friends and gf at the time.Actually a lot of high schools are offering lots of college classes . In 03 I had 12 credits
I checked and CLEP still exists. Looks like there are more exams available and it costs $89 per exam.That's the CLEP tests I where I couldn't remember the name. Good recall. Five of the CLEPs but not math. I then took the math pass out tests on the second day maybe. Then the phys ed stuff. Thirty-two hours my brother said earlier tonight.
Can you still do those CLEP tests? Man that is blast from 45 years past, literally right now.