High school versus University

High school and university are two important levels of every education’s foundation in the world. The leap from going to high school for four years to university is definitely a step up. Countless students expect the natural progression from high school to university life to be the same as the one they had while at secondary school. These students are wrong to assume this and will quickly realize these present major changes. University costs more, presents more academic challenges, and offers a greater social environment than high school.

The first major change from the transition from high school to university is the cost you will be required pay once transferring. University will cost you more than going to high school because of the tuition you be required to pay when attending your program, living expenses, and books. University tuition can range from as low was $2,550 to as high as $7,000 depending on a variety of factors, for example, if you’re an international student at a university your tuition may be as high has as $25,000. In high school you don’t have to pay for your education since the government funds high schools from taxes. However, this doesn’t apply to all students in high school as there are some who take private school, which cost money to attend just like university. In addition to paying tuition students must also look for residents to reside in their university or renting an apartment since a great deal of students does not have relatives near the universities in which they are attending. In Toronto, the average cost to rent an apartment is around $800 to $1300 which is rather immense compared to other places in the world, and if you want to live on campus it would cost even more or around the same price dep...

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...f student bodies that will likely generate more clubs compared to high school; where there are a fewer amount of students which mean that the variety of clubs is limited. The facilities, social groups, and clubs that the university has to offer shows how social the university environment is compared to the high school one.

When college and high school are contrasted with the financial cost, academics, and social aspects, it becomes clear that university are more costly, more academically challenging, and provides a more socially stimulating environment than high school. These differences should be taken into account by those students who are entering university from high school. High school students who are entering university and are able to take on these differences between the two will be more effectively prepared for the challenges that university can present.