Pre-enrollment has good and bad points
Rachael Martin, Reporter
February 16, 2010
Filed under Opinion
Two weeks ago, class pre-enrollment began for the sophomores and the juniors. All of the students’ classes have to be entered in the computers by Thurs. The students choose the classes that they want to take for next year. They also have to choose alternate classes in case their first choice classes are filled. When they are choosing their future classes they have to keep in mind the credits they need to earn to graduate from BHS.
Pre-enrollment can be very stressful for some students. Those students that plan on taking college courses or doubling up on some classes can become flustered and may have many questions when they are filling out their pre-enrollment forms.
Although college-bound students might enjoy the chance to plan ahead and get everything in order, students that could care less may be annoyed with pre-enrollment. Those students that don’t care about school or the classes they take next year just quickly write down whatever classes sound good and do not think about how their decisions will affect them later.
Another thing that happens is some classes fill up quickly and students that want to take those classes are disappointed when they don’t get into them. An example of this is students that already know what career they want. Those students worry that they may not get into classes that they need to get into college for that career. Popular classes fill up fast with people that want to take them, such as Lifetime Sports, which is a seniors-only class.
Also, the time set aside for the pre-enrollment in the advisement class makes the rest of the classes for that day shorter. The students have three days with a long advisement class to work on their pre-enrollment form.
Some classes that are available need teacher signatures for the students to sign up. Gathering teacher signatures for those classes, such as honors or limited classes, takes some time for students to do. They do not have a specific time to do it and have to use class time, time before or after school and passing period to gather the signatures.
Last year, freshmen filled out their four-year plans. A problem with pre-enrollment is the students are not given a copy of their four-year plans, so it is hard to remember what classes they originally signed up for. Most students spent a lot of time on their four-year plans and perfected them already. Some students might have changed their minds but others wish to keep it the same.
Pre-enrollment is very important for students even though it takes a while to finish. Students need to make sure that the classes they sign up for are the classes they want to take. They also need to keep in mind the classes and the amount of credits they need to graduate and get into college. Their decisions can and probably will affect the rest of their lives.
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