Compare And Contrast High School And College

When in high school, students always hear all types of things from teachers about how terrifying college is. Fact is: the only reason they tell students that is to terrify them. Teachers scare students with tales of punctuality, difficulty, and college “senioritis”. The only thing one really has to look out for in college is themselves. There are many facts and many tales in high school, but there is one truth to all the myths: One will miss high school. One may not miss the people or the teachers, but the thought of high school will linger forever. High school is famous for many friends, close teachers, and being forced to attend. One may not miss the truancy possibility if they do not attend, but one will miss being able to get to know the teachers and looking forward to class because of that one friend. In high school, the work is easy and make-up work is always a possibility. Oh, yeah! Here is another great fact about high school: IT’S FREE (unless one attends a private school, of

After seeing all the differences, the only comparison one may be able to make is the obvious one: learning. One similarity someone can find between high school and college is that classes -- for the most part -- will be run in the same fashion: A teacher will stand at the front of the room, teach lessons and give exams to evaluate how much the students have learned. (Internet, Cascio) Being a college freshman is a lot like being a high school student. While one gets to choose the classes to take each semester, rather than submitting a list of requests and hoping you get what you want, there is still a list of specific courses one has to take to graduate. Yes, anyone can take classes outside of that list, but they may not count toward a specific degree. Classes are pretty similar to high school. Just show up, hopefully pay attention, and get assigned lots of homework! (Internet,