The Similarity And Differences Between High School And College

There are many challenges in life that will test us as we get older, school becomes a big part of our lives and we are pressured to do well. All these years of school is meant to prepare us for college and from there, it’s on to the real world. Although college is simply one step above high school, there are many differences between the lives of high school and college students. Both high school and college differ greatly in their economical, personal, and social aspects.

The biggest change between high school and college are the freshman years. In college, students have much more independence than they’ve ever had in high school. Moving away from their families and in with some strangers they’ve never met before may seem like a bad thing but this is an experience that will teach a new college student how to deal with conflicts, and prepare them for the real world. The excitement and pressure of the first day of college brings a student back to their high school years. The first day of freshman year makes a student feel like they’re in the wrong place, it wouldn’t be a normal first day of school if you didn’t get lost looking for classes.

A big part of school is time management. All of the long nights and countless mornings waking up at 5AM puts a toll on students. In high school you can expect to spend around 40 hours inside of class and are required by law to attend 5 days a week. Students are expected to learn most of the information in class and learn at the same rate of all your classmates. In college, however you can expect to spend almost half that time in the classroom. As a college student, one will only spend about 15-18 hours per week in class, at first this might seem great but there’s always a catch. With each class ranging from fifty minutes to three hours, professors tend to cram as much material as they can into each class and expect you to learn most of the material outside of class. With these large time gaps students are required to learn how to manage their time effectively so that they can make the most out of their spare time. College students are famous for procrastinating and rushing their assignments the night before deadlines.

As you move from high school to college you tend to lose a majority of your friends and rely on social media more often. In high school most students tend to have their “clique” of friends they’ve known since junior high. They hang out with every day at lunch and after a long day of school, they go back home to their families and play games all night. They don’t have many responsibilities and life is great However, in College that is not the case. It doesn’t matter who you were in high school because in college everyone starts from scratch. Students have the chance to create the social life they’ve always wanted. The friends you make in college will be some of your best friends for life, those three or four people that you can count on to have your back no matter what.

College is a choice if one wants to attend or not. A student has to pay for the education in college. So, if a student doesn't live up to their expectations, they know they wasted their hard-earned money. Since students payed to get into college, they work and study twice as hard than they did in high school. The different choices one makes and the consequences of those decisions will be theirs and theirs alone. As for high school, books and other resources are provided and education is free. This is the prime time of a student’s life because this is the stage where a high schooler must come to terms with what they want to do in their future. high school and college are a very important part of a student’s education. In order to acquire an occupation that satisfies one’s interest, they’ll need a good education.

College is just one step above high school. They are similar in such ways that you go to class, do classwork, take tests, and study hard, but differ greatly in their economical, Personal, and social aspects. High school is more of a one mold fits all and College is an option for those who want expand their knowledge and pursue the career path they’ve always wanted. Both are equally as important when it comes to education but when making the decision to attend college, you are taking on an entire new load of responsibility.