High school provides multiple college classes to prepare students for college. Senior Tyler Henman took full advantage of the offered classes to prepare for a major in allied health at Washburn University.
“I’ve been taking college and dual credits,” Henman said. “I’m currently in composition II and speech, but I’ve taken psychology.”
Henman plans to become an MRI technician. Some students have no way to prepare for their futures after high school and rely on information from their families about what to expect.
“I’m going into infantry; the front lines are sent first because they are lowest on the list,” junior Hunter Hartley said.
Senior Adelie McQueen also decided her future around her parents’ experiences. McQueen hopes to attend Galen College of Nursing.
“I really want to go into nursing, and my mom is going there right now; she said it was pretty great,” McQueen said.
High school counselors set up days to help senior students apply for colleges they hope to attend. This planned day allowed students to apply to any Kansas college without an application fee.
“I needed a lot of help filling out applications,” Henman said.
Henman was accepted to over five colleges in the state of Kansas. McQueen has not applied to colleges yet, but has applied for scholarships with the help of counselors and updates on available scholarships.
“It’s helped me know what to expect when applying and helped me find scholarships,” McQueen said.
Each student has a different reason and background behind their college choices. Some choose based on sports, activities, majors or family.
“It was really their band,” Henman said. “I really liked their band, I wanted to be in it.”
