Many students and their families think they can t afford college. Attending college does cost money. College is only out of reach to students who are not academically prepared. You need to work hard in middle school to establish good study patterns and to obtain the necessary academic background so you can do well in high school. If you leave the 8th grade with poor study habits, poor time management skills, and none of the courses you need to take the college preparatory curriculum in high school, high school is going to be very difficult.
Eighth grade is essentially a turning point.
It is the time when you start making decisions that show up on your college applications. That application is the picture of everything you ve done in high school. By taking the recommended curriculum in high school, you will meet or exceed the course requirements for admission to all of Texas colleges and universities. Students interested in certificate or associate degree programs at community colleges may also consider Tech-Prep Articulated Programs . These are programs designed to fulfill the prerequisite requirements for college technical programs in Associate Degree programs, but may transfer, in some cases, to state universities.