High School vs. College
Transitioning from high school to college may be fun and exciting, but it can also be very challenging at the same time. Some students may find it a very difficult transition while others breeze right through it. College may be more difficult, but it does pay off in the end. College and high school do have similarities despite their many differences. This way, the transition will not feel like a totally new environment. High school and college are both for educational progression, experiences and memories, and both make the person who they are today.
High school is what we all look forward to in our school years. Whether it be in first grade or eighth, we can all remember a time whenever we wished we were in our last four years of school. When we finally got to high school, it then became for some that they could not wait to go to college. There is a few reasons why college is better than high school, for example, managing time. There are no need for being structured by others anymore. Here comes the time where one can make their own decisions about what classes they want to take. In high school, a student is handed their schedule and is almost always stuck with what they received. Also in high school, proceeding from one class to another and spending over seven hours and five days out of seven a week can get tiring. In college there is often hours in between classes and an individual may spend only 12 to 16 hours a week in class. In high school, an individual spends over 35 hours a week in class. Also in high school, there are times where people will have to take classes that they did not sign up for and will be “bored to death” (Barry 916). In college, there is the privilege of getting to choose what classes an individual wants to take. The free textbooks and education people get in high school though is priceless. College is also expensive if one does not get any scholarships or financial aid to help. Yes, college may be...