<p>Currently I’m a sophmore in high school and I’ve been thinking about transferring into a state accredited and payed for cyber charter high school <a href=“http://www.21stcenturycyber.org%5B/url%5D”>www.21stcenturycyber.org</a>. The program is awesome (my friend is in it) and I’ve seen the work he does, it’s very involved, and challenging. A lot of kids graduate early some in their junior year and then go on to college. I know that one kid who did this program a couple years ago graduated as a junior and go accepted at Yale… Many high tech programs are for classes, stuff that is very expensive and only available to a very small amount of people. The state shells out thousands each year for these programs.They offer APs, extracurriculars through third parties etc… just to stay in the school you have to maintain at least a 3.5 GPA… it seems perfect for me since i’m an extremely independant learner and like to teach myself i learn much better when i read and have to figure out a problem on my own. the only thing i’m concerned with the way Barnard (i really love this school) will view a student coming from a school like this… even if my GPA is very high and i do really well on the SATs…will they discriminate or question the value of education? will it hurt my chances ( I come from a district with one of the top schools in the state) just wanna know your opinions… thanks!</p>
<p>How exciting this looks! I think this would be a very positive factor in Barnard admissions....definitely something to make you stand out from the crowd! </p>
<p>What a great opportunity!</p>
<p>Best of everything to you!</p>
<p>My D is in her 3rd year of cyberschooling. She started as a sophomore- in the 21st century program (PA pays), but moved to Indiana U HS after 1 semester. At the time- and this was several years ago- 21st century did NOT offer honors courses, offered only certain courses each semester, AP courses through another vendor with a teacher that was only OK. Courses were on a block system, with very rigid deadlines. Fine for some courses, but NOT AP English Lit. It was nuts. We like the flexibility of other programs, in which a student may take courses from various vendors/colleges, but of course, it's $, and 21st century is free to PA residents (and computer provided too). You need tremendous discipline to do this; many students have other very time consuming activities (my D did ballet) and carve out time for school. Easy to let it slide..
She interviewed at Barnard, and they did not think the cyberschool was a big deal. I would think many schools would see a very motivated, mature learner.</p>
<p>I'm a first-year at Barnard, and while I don't know anyone who went to cyberschool (sounds very cool!), I do know people who attended nontraditional schools. I think this would be a great opportunity that Barnard would look highly upon. If you're still unsure, call the Admissions Office and ask. Someone would love to answer your questions.</p>