High school and college are very different from each other. There are so many differences, varying from professors and teachers to grades, classes, and attitudes. Since so many people are used to high school, they often have trouble adjusting to college. Many high school graduates tend to go into college, thinking it’s like high school because that’s what they’re used to. In reality, high school and college aren’t alike at all. Although some college students may act like high school students, the environment is completely different.
The attitude of high school students and college students are different as well, although they so have some things in common. High school and college students may still be into the whole “party scene”, yet some college students are more responsible about it. High school students often have their parents around to remind them that they have class in the morning or something important to do the next day. College students have to set their priorities straight themselves. According to Altshuler Learning Enhancement Center, college students have things thrown at them that they haven’t had to deal with before. Since a lot of college students are on their own, it’s up to them to decide what’s important in their lives. They also have to be able to deal with obstacles that come their way. In addition, most college students take their classes seriously, while high school students tend to goof off. In fact, a lot of high school students are in school because they’re forced to be there. College students are in school because they actually want to be there, it’s not mandatory, unlike high school. It’s their money that’s being used to pay for their classes, so they’re going to take it more seriously.
In addition, high school teachers approach their students differently than college professors. In high school, teachers often pressure the students to turn in assignments or do their work. High school teachers actually care if their students pass, so they constantly remind their students about assignments. College professors are much different. According to Undergraduate Advising, college professors assign you work expecting you to do it on your own. Most assignments are written down on a syllabus, and it’s up to you to do them and turn them in. Some college professors assign work and never pick it up, while high school teachers assign a lot of work and take grades or extra credit for them. When high school teachers have a test or quiz, they often go over what is expected to be on the test. The answers are often straight from the textbooks or from material covered in class. College professors give tests and quizzes based on things discussed in lectures or assigned readings that you read on your own time.
College professors and high school teachers have a very different grading system. In high school, you are given grades for most of your work done. In college, professors assign you work, but sometimes don’t take grades for it. In high school classes, there are many quizzes and tests given, so if you do badly on one, you can bring up your grade by others or class work. In college, not many test grades are given, therefore, on bad test grade can really ruin your grade. Speaking from my own experiences, I once had a college class where our quizzes were online. Since I was so used to high school work, this was a big shock for me. Furthermore, high school teachers often move tests or quizzes so they won’t conflict with extracurricular activities. However, college professors set a test date and don’t change it according to your schedule. According to Altshuler Learning Enhancement Center, you need a D to graduate from high school and in college you need a 2.0 or a C to graduate. Therefore, the grading scale is also different.
In conclusion, high school and college are two very different environments. There are many things that many things that make high school different from college. Although many people may see high school and college so much alike, it’s not. Everything from attitudes, grades, assigned work, professors and teachers can make high school and college and two different worlds.
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