Revere juniors and seniors participating in Post-secondary Enrollment Option (PSEO) are taking college courses to receive college credit while attaining all the benefits that other high school and college students are entitled.

Students can participate in PSEO, which allows them to take college courses while still in high school, as juniors and seniors. Guidance counselor Mike Murphey, who is in charge of coordinating students’ schedules in PSEO, noted the number of students who participate.

“[The number of students] fluctuates from year to year [between] twelve to fifteen students,” Murphey said.

Senior Dasha Cable has been involved since her junior year, and Seniors Julie Mullet and Zoe Orcutt started this school year at the University of Akron. Senior Peter Feher takes classes at the Cleveland Institute of Music. The requirements to be admitted are a 3.3 GPA and 24 ACT score.

Cable said that she will be starting college as a sophomore and saved a year’s worth of tuition. Post-secondary students at the University of Akron also get a “Zip Card,” which allows students to attend college events like football games. Mullet noted benefits of the Zip Card.

“We can get into all sporting events for free and other events for free or for a discount,” Mullet said.

Cable said she benefits from post-secondary because it is giving her a head start. Mullet and Orcutt both find comfort in the early college experience. Revere students are able to attend a university without the cost of tuition. Cable expanded on benefits of post-secondary.

“As a post-secondary student, I do not have to pay for text books,” Cable said.

Cable is currently taking Ethics, English I, and Principles of Microeconomics. Mullet is taking requisite classes so that she will be able to take electives in the future. Finally, Orcutt is taking Honors Composition II and statistics. They noted that taking these classes give them the opportunity to take more elective classes in their college careers.

Cable said she has classes with all grades of college students and other post-secondary students, too; therefore, Cable also expanded on the adult-like experience.

“It was definitely intimidating when I first started since I was only sixteen and a junior, but I got used to it pretty quickly,” Cable said.

Although Cable expressed multiple benefits, she noted that she feels she misses out on a part of high school. Another negative Cable noted is the difficulty of getting to the university when the weather is poor.

Regarding the distance to University of Akron, “[It is] a very easy drive, but it uses up a lot of gas and takes a while,” Mullet said.

Orcutt explained that she misses her friends but also made many new ones on-campus.