While undergoing the major pressure of choosing classes and electives for next year, many students are found to be stressed when deciding to choose what they want to learn and study. While there are many choices and selections at C. Milton Wright, multiple classes have been removed, which can cause students more stress and confusion. 

One of the most major problems when choosing schedules is if the classes you take follow what you plan to do or plan to study in college. It is important to remember that high school classes should still be fun and enjoyable. This year, there are multiple electives that can be taken including Journalism, Yearbook, and many art courses. If you are more interested in classes that may follow with your chosen career, there are multiple courses at our school or at HCC that can follow with that. 

Another issue when choosing schedules is deciding the level of difficulty you want to take with different courses. Along with other years, there are many courses that have an option for both a normal course or an AP course. One of these can include Statistics and AP Statistics. Having these options available can relieve some stress, especially if you want to have more intermediate-paced classes. If you want to challenge yourself, it can also be comforting knowing that you have an option to take a higher class. 

To gather more information on schedules, I interviewed my friend from C. Milton Wright who has taken many AP courses. When asked how much stress these courses give her, she said “A good amount because it’s just a lot of work and memorizing.” When asked what courses she would recommend, she said “AP Calc because it isn’t as much writing as the other classes; it is just math problems.” 

While picking schedules can come with stress and worry about the future, it is crucial to remember that you should enjoy what you are learning and feel accomplished when doing so.