As a college student, I am almost always stressed out in every way possible. As I do go to school full time and work five to six days a week that is to be expected.

However, the fact that I did complete dual enrollment while in high school benefited me to the extreme.

For those who do not know what dual enrollment is, it is when you go to high school and take classes at a local college to earn both high school and college credit.

Dual enrollment is completely free. Every college that offers dual enrollment takes care of almost every fee. Dual enrollment credits do not count towards HOPE or Zell Miller scholarships.

The student must be accepted to the college as a dual enrolling student. Colleges look at ACT or SAT scores, as well as high school GPA.

I dual enrolled during my senior year of high school. I took five classes at the University of North Georgia Cumming, earning a total of fifteen credits for my college career. This, in turn, put me a full semester ahead going into college.

Now that I am heading into the second semester of my second year of college, I am technically a junior. I have just been accepted into my program, and I am now taking upper-level class specified for my major.

The fact that I did decide to complete dual enrollment while I was finishing up high school has only benefited me in the long run. Dual enrollment has made it easier, cheaper, and less time-consuming to successfully obtain an undergraduate degree.