COP community “College Opportunities Program” was established in the early 1970’s. It is a federally funded model cities project aimed at recruiting students around the island to pursue a post-secondary education. COP furnishes an alternative opportunity for students that lack the requirements to get into UH Manoa. This program requires student to pass a 6 week intensive summer academic and residential program. The program was made to prepare students academically for a successful freshman year at UH Manoa. This program shifted me as a person in many ways such as making me a better judge of character and it gave me a knack of learning new things. Students in COP are from different races(from Asians to Hawaiians) and many different places
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The program covered and paid for all the materials needed in order to complete the program. It includes a free laptop/tablet,school supplies, and a backpack. During the program I was enrolled in multiple classes which focuses on upgrading my academic and social skills. These classes are college success, a writing structure class, history 152(includes 3 credits after the completion of the course), and life skills. In college success class we learned to register for classes, accepting loans/financial aid and searching for scholarships.COP taught me to register for certain classes, general skills needed for college, what to expect during college, and a lot more. I learned a lot in this program and without their knowledge I would honestly be lost in college. Even though I was accepted into UH Manoa by regular admission my high school instructors encouraged me to participate in this program because of the benefits given. In order to complete the program you will need to fulfill the only requirements and that is to pass the program with a 1,000 points or over based on a 1,425 point scale. Earning your points are based on the various grades you get on your classes, homeworks, attending activities and meetings. At the end of the program I ended up with 1,230 points which is like a B average. Most of my points were lost in my college writing class because I was always too lazy to revise my final
The program covered and paid for all the materials needed in order to complete the program. It includes a free laptop/tablet,school supplies, and a backpack. During the program I was enrolled in multiple classes which focuses on upgrading my academic and social skills. These classes are college success, a writing structure class, history 152(includes 3 credits after the completion of the course), and life skills. In college success class we learned to register for classes, accepting loans/financial aid and searching for scholarships.COP taught me to register for certain classes, general skills needed for college, what to expect during college, and a lot more. I learned a lot in this program and without their knowledge I would honestly be lost in college. Even though I was accepted into UH Manoa by regular admission my high school instructors encouraged me to participate in this program because of the benefits given. In order to complete the program you will need to fulfill the only requirements and that is to pass the program with a 1,000 points or over based on a 1,425 point scale. Earning your points are based on the various grades you get on your classes, homeworks, attending activities and meetings. At the end of the program I ended up with 1,230 points which is like a B average. Most of my points were lost in my college writing class because I was always too lazy to revise my final