Day in a Life of Dual Enrollment

by Yasmine Tavares

 My senior year is a not so average senior year you could say. If it were, I wouldn’t be writing this right now. I started dual enrollment last semester starting with three classes here. Quantitative Reasoning, Human Communications, and Honors English 101. Now in my spring semester, I’m taking two classes, Journalism and Psychology 101. On top of that, I have been a teacher assistant (TA) for a French 1 class at my school, Barnstable High School. A day in my life can differ depending on the day, so let’s see how it compares to yours!

Monday: I wake up at around 9 a.m. to get to my high school to TA for French 1. I stick around after to be with friends up until I need to leave for my Psychology class at 12:30 p.m. I go home from Psychology class and basically have the rest of the day to myself and time to spend with friends and family.

Tuesday: Sadly enough, I wake up at 6am to get to high school that starts at 7:20 a.m. I’m there until their lunch block and then head out to my Journalism class at 2 p.m.

Wednesday: This day varies in the high school’s schedule since it switches so often, but when I don’t need to go to high school, my day only starts at 12:30 p.m. for Psychology. After Psychology I usually work from 2:30-6:30 p.m.

Thursday: I’m up at 8 a.m. to be at the high school at 9 a.m. I linger there until lunch block to be with friends and then head off to Journalism at 2 p.m. I work after class, usually 3:30-6:30 p.m.

Friday: The easiest day of the school week! I go to high school at 9 a.m. and then leave for work at 12:30 p.m. I’m out of work by 5:30 p.m., leaving the rest of the night free for me.

Weekends: Saturday I usually work, 7 a.m.-1 p.m. or 12-6 p.m. Sunday I have off luckily.

Yasmine Tavares. (Dolfina Allan)

I hope you enjoyed going through my week with me and got a good understanding of how unusual my senior year is. I think this experience has been amazing and definitely has given me a pre-college experience. I love being able to feel the lifestyle of a college student but still be in high school. It helps me with classes I would need to take in the future and has helped me become more responsible and independent.

I’d say the pros of the program are that I get to receive college credits before going to a four year college, I get to adjust to new scheduling before I have a drastic change in a four year, and I learn many more social skills and responsibilities. Cons of the program are that I don’t get to be a part of all events that happen at high school because my schedule doesn’t match up, I don’t see my school friends as often, I have to be more driven and keep myself from slipping instead of having a high school teacher keep me in shape with work. However, I feel that I personally have done a great job of being able to balance out my social life with my school life. I make it a given to be able to hang out with friends from high school and family, but as well as be on top of my work. I love doing this program and I couldn’t see myself having it any other way.

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