Lessons learned

Graduated from BVNW in 2015 and now attends the University of Arkansas     What was the biggest change between high school and college? “The class sizes are dramatically different, I have a couple lectures that are 300-plus students. You just don’t get that one-on-one interaction here. You have so much more time on your hands and you just have to use it, but I know wh...

Graduated from BVNW in 2014 and now attends Stanford University     Did BVNW prepare you well for college? “Coming to college, you feel this emotional freedom to say and do whatever you want that Blue Valley Northwest doesn’t really facilitate. Don’t get me wrong, I love Blue Valley Northwest, but being in college just allows you that simple freedom. As far as rigo...

Graduated from BVNW in 2015 and now attends the University of Iowa       How did BVNW prepare you academically for college? “When I first started my classes, I actually felt like I was really prepared from high school. I took quite a few AP classes, so I got to see how those worked and they’re actually a lot more similar than I thought they would be to the colle...

Graduated from BVNW in 2014 and now attends the University of Kansas       How did BVNW prepare you socially? “I did debate for four years in high school and I think that helped try to get me working well with a team and also time management skills. It helps me kind of weigh my course work with extracurriculars, not only doing things on the weekends but also be able ...

Graduated from BVNW in 2014, first attended the University of Kansas and now attends Johnson County Community College     How did your experience at BVNW relate to your experience at a community college? JCCC is very similar to Northwest in that the classes are really small and you get to know your teachers and they get to know you and it has the same feeling as high sch...