Electives
Throughout my time at Roosevelt I've taken a fairly extensive and broad variety of electives:
Journalism
Theater
Prep Choir
Fashion Runway
Foods
Sewing I and II
AP Comp Sci Principles
Psychology
GT ELS
Fashion Design and Merchandising (@ CC)
I think this pathway really demonstrates my gifted mind's boundless enthusiasm and sponteneity. I took a lot of these semester long courses my freshman and sophomore year. Electives are not only a chance to fulfill some required credits like technology, health and employability- but they provide students with a way to explore a new course area. The topic can range from theater to psychology- but to be considered an elective, the class must not be a core class (English, math, science, history, world language). From my experiences, I discovered that theater was a lot more fun then I ever expected and that psychology is kind of hard. I learned that I don't want to major in computer science even though it's a hot new college major. I got to expand my love for fashion into creating clothes and even got a brief glimpse into the Roosevelt choir department. Even if I didn't end up loving a class, it wasn't the end of the world: I either dropped it at semester or it was only one semester long and I simply moved on to a new class. In addition to providing valuable time and space for learning and experimenting, electives are a good way to fill up your schedule. As tempting as release blocks sound for upperclassmen, they don't look great on a transcript. In all 4 years I never once had a release block (even though GT ELS provided much more independence) and I was a-okay! My only regret was never taking an art class. Not once did I step foot in a Roosevelt art classroom and I feel like I missed out on something I could've really enjoyed.
In the end, my advice is to use up the space in your schedule to discover something new and choose things that sound interesting.
Journalism
Theater
Prep Choir
Fashion Runway
Foods
Sewing I and II
AP Comp Sci Principles
Psychology
GT ELS
Fashion Design and Merchandising (@ CC)
I think this pathway really demonstrates my gifted mind's boundless enthusiasm and sponteneity. I took a lot of these semester long courses my freshman and sophomore year. Electives are not only a chance to fulfill some required credits like technology, health and employability- but they provide students with a way to explore a new course area. The topic can range from theater to psychology- but to be considered an elective, the class must not be a core class (English, math, science, history, world language). From my experiences, I discovered that theater was a lot more fun then I ever expected and that psychology is kind of hard. I learned that I don't want to major in computer science even though it's a hot new college major. I got to expand my love for fashion into creating clothes and even got a brief glimpse into the Roosevelt choir department. Even if I didn't end up loving a class, it wasn't the end of the world: I either dropped it at semester or it was only one semester long and I simply moved on to a new class. In addition to providing valuable time and space for learning and experimenting, electives are a good way to fill up your schedule. As tempting as release blocks sound for upperclassmen, they don't look great on a transcript. In all 4 years I never once had a release block (even though GT ELS provided much more independence) and I was a-okay! My only regret was never taking an art class. Not once did I step foot in a Roosevelt art classroom and I feel like I missed out on something I could've really enjoyed.
In the end, my advice is to use up the space in your schedule to discover something new and choose things that sound interesting.
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