Location, location, location (Schenectady HS or Center City HS?)
The name of the ECHS program at THIS location is Smart Scholars
What is SHS (or Big Picture)?
This is the minimum number of credits that the Smart Scholars program at SHS expects you to earn
What is 24 credits?
The Smart Scholars program is located at SHS.
True! (You can also be a Smart Scholar while in Big Picture!)
The ECHS program at THIS location lets you do other programs as well (like BOCES, IB program, JROTC, AVID, etc)
What is the SHS location?
This is how much money you are charged if you are part of the Early College program.
What is nothing? (College tuition and books are all covered and free for you!)
The Smart Scholars program gives you access to free college classes!
True!
The ECHS program at THIS location has the goal of students earning at least 24 college credits (but you can get more!)
What is SHS?
This is the number of college credits a college course is usually worth.
What is 3 credits? (Some are worth more! So to get the minimum 24 credits that the Smart Scholars program requires, that's really only 8 or less classes!)
In the Smart Scholars program, you have to earn all 24 credits in the summer
False! You can get the majority of your credits during the school year right at SHS by taking College in the High School (CHS) classes.
The ECHS program at THIS location has a wider variety of extracurriculars / world language options
What is SHS?
This is the cost of a single college credit at SUNY Schenectady.
What is $220?
(But if you're in the Early College program, it's free!)
In the Smart Scholars program, you will not get any extra support and have to figure everything out yourself.
False! Every student in all of our programs will receive extra support. We help you every step of the way, no matter which location you are at!
The ECHS program at THIS location gives you access to free college credits!
What is BOTH of our locations? (SHS and Center City!)
This is how you earn your college credits as a Smart Scholar at SHS. (Two ways)
What is
1) Taking classes during the summer session, and,
2) Taking CHS (College in the High School) classes at SHS
In the Smart Scholars Program, you will get a huge head start on whatever it is you want to do when you graduate HS!
True! The Smart Scholars program gives you the opportunity to explore different fields of study so you can really figure out what you're interested in.
It also lets you earn those college credits, so that if you apply to college after you graduate you save a ton of time and money!
Or, if you want to go straight into a career, you can show potential employers that you have the ability and skill to successfully learn difficult concepts, and/or that you've already learned some of the things they usually have to teach new hires!
All at no cost to you!