1001 Things Every College Student Needs to Know by Harry H. Harrison Jr.

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The transition between high school and college is viewed as one of the most challenging transitions in the schooling of a student. In society this is viewed as one of the harder academic transitions due to a heavy workload and a decrease in what feels familiar. This change has inspired numerous books that are based off of the idea on ‘how to survive the freshman year of college.’ For example in the book 1001 Things Every College Student Needs to Know famous writer, Harry H. Harrison Jr. states, “You need to know what you’re signing up for: constant studying, difficult exams, pressure to perform, organizing your time, prioritizing your work, meeting expectations and acting like an adult.” (Harrison 15). Everything that Harrison says is true. The transition between high school and college is extremely hard due to fact that the student is on their own. In order to overcome this many colleges offer college survival classes and events such as orientation that help to overcome these problems. For example, Duquesne University, in Pittsburgh, PA, offers classes for new students. These classes teach students techniques in order to survive the workload and massive amounts of stress.
Although most colleges aid students during the change from high school to college, high schools do not offer nearly as much help. Often times there are instances where students do not feel prepared for college because of the lack of assistance provided by the high school. Although most universities do a decent job in helping students transfer, high schools can do a better job in helping as well. In order to solve this problem, high schools should encourage students to take AP classes in high school in order to help students take classes that will help prepare t...

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