Entries Tagged as Summer Classes

Why Summer School is for Smarties

May 14, 2012

If you’re a high school student, you can use summer courses to improve your chances of getting into college. The right online course can even help you pass AP and CLEP exams and earn valuable credits before you arrive on campus. 

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Spring Break Over? Now’s the Time to Gear Up to Get a Summer Job

April 03, 2012

So, is this a difficult time to find a summer job? Could be, but you know the old saying about what tough people do when times are tough, right? Now get out there and do it.

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Take Summer Classes Your Way with Online Courses

February 23, 2012

If you’ll be taking some college courses this summer – maybe to speed up your college studies or help you decide on a college major – you have two ways to do it.   

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Should You Take Online Courses to Get Ready for College in the Fall?

August 08, 2011

If your high school’s “college prep” program didn’t do a thorough job of getting you ready for college, we have some encouraging news for you. You are NOT alone. 

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Busted Myth of the Week: Smart People Don’t Go to Summer School

July 11, 2011

There’s a common belief that summer school is for people who are retaking courses that they messed up earlier on. Sure, some people do retake courses in summer school to improve grades – and what’s wrong with that? But the fact is, there are a lot of other very good reasons to take courses during the summer. 

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Spooked By College Science Requirements? We Have a Solution for You

June 17, 2011

You can even complete a science course with a lab requirement online at StraighterLine. With your science requirement out of the way, you can motor straight toward graduation with no obstacles in your path. Better yet, the science course you take at StraighterLine will cost a fraction of what the same course would cost at your usual college. 

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Start College This Summer (and Maybe Win an iPad Too)

June 08, 2011

Those hot and hazy days of summer are here, bringing summer vacations and summer fun. But what are you planning to do in September? If you don’t have any plans in place for college, don’t despair. Even if you haven’t enrolled in college yet, we have some good news for you. It’s not too late, because the old rules are changing. 

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Enter the StraighterLine Summer Slam Contest and Win an iPad 2

May 25, 2011

What have you got on tap for this summer? A job or internship? Trekking in Costa Rica? Whatever it is, we have a guaranteed, sure-fire way to make your summer that much better . . .Enter the StraighterLine Summer Slam Contest

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StraighterLine's Summer Slam: The Best Summer Contest of All

May 19, 2011

StraighterLine’s Summer Slam Contest offers you the chance to win a new iPad 2 while you are learning and taking summer college courses online towards your college degree. No need to jump out of a plane, eat boardwalk food, design a park or hammer nails. Sounds like a winning contest to us.

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Gear You’ll Need to Study Online this Summer

May 02, 2011

Summer’s coming soon and you’ll need some new gear to make the most of it. Sunscreen? Check! Rugged laptop for online college course study? Check! Congrats, you are nearly ready. 

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