How is high school different from college? How are they alike? by

hharney2 — 2024-10-03 16:03:15 UTC

College is like a full time job with four or five different managers with different tasks and timelines. High school was structured and had less autonomy.

jmerrifield6 — 2024-10-03 16:08:39 UTC

High school had a built in support network either through family, friends or both. In college, you have to build or establish a support network almost from scratch

hharney2 — 2024-10-03 16:26:38 UTC

How are tests different in college versus high school?

2024-10-07 05:05:41 UTC

High school has an established set of classes with little variation whereas college has a larger variety of classes that help you to pursue your own goals. They both allow you to gain a foothold in the world and develop your strengths.

kschendel24 — 2024-10-07 05:12:40 UTC

2024-10-07 17:08:53 UTC

The difference between college and high school is that the amount of time spent in class is less in college, but the workload outside of class is more. They are similar in the way that they both had finals week.

2024-10-07 17:20:54 UTC

High school is different from college because it has a consistent schedule throughout the week whereas college has a variable schedule.

Some college classes are nicer than high school classes because, for the most part, the assignment schedule for college classes stays the same week to week.

Highschool often allows for homework time built into class time where college does not.

2024-10-07 18:08:43 UTC

In high school it is easier to maintain a social life- through sports, extracurricular activities, etc. In college it feels harder to balance the work load, having a part-time job, and the time needed for social activities. They are similar in the way that both require time set aside for studying.

2024-10-07 18:10:10 UTC

College is rather stressful and disorganized. High school was stressful, yet more organized and connected.

2024-10-07 22:16:44 UTC

Highschool was way different from my experience with college. Highschool had a routine that everyone followed and school ended the same time everyday. I was more studious and able to complete assignments with ease. College is a lot more personal and holds your own self accountable for your success. It’s for the future. There’s more time to slack off in college and it provides more opportunities to decide what to do with your time. College is more serious.

2024-10-07 22:19:06 UTC

☁️high school is different form college in terms of length and structure, high school classes are shorter but there are many more, in my experience a normal day was 7 classes, lunch, and extercurricular activities, now it’s more laid back, classes are farther apart and longer.

☁️Another difference is that most of the time in college you live on or off campus and with high school you get picked up and dropped off.

☁️high school and college are similar in the fact that they are both educational, and follow a structure. Just ones more expensive, most of the time people want to be at college aside from high school were it’s more required, like in collage you can skip your classes and your teachers don’t care as much not saying I do this or you should but collage there’s more independence and consequences for your actions as your now more independent.

2024-10-08 16:44:56 UTC

As a homeschooler in high school, I was on my own to figure out my own curriculum and I was in charge of teaching myself because my parent was too busy to teach or assist me with homework.

College was hard transitioning into because I was used to doing things on my own, but here I can’t do things on my own and I’ve learned to ask and really rely on others as a part of my learning.

2024-10-08 20:12:15 UTC

College is what you make it. In high school there is some variations of what you are learning but college is where you really get to decide what you are doing! Which can make or break the college experience.

2024-10-08 20:12:15 UTC

I would say the differences between college and high school for me would be the how socially you are like at a summer camp and spend your days with most of the same people and sometimes you don’t always have alone time or your own personal space. I think academically there’s a lot less busywork in your major focused classes and a lot of your classes are connected and usually intertwining the same concepts.

I would say they are a like, to me, by how the assignments are assigned and the lectures are very similar to how they were at my high school.

2024-10-08 20:17:59 UTC

High school has less freedom but with that comes security. Someone already pick the classes for you and there is less mistakes that you can do . College has a lot more freedom, you select what classes you take and when you take them and there is various different way you can fail college, whether it is not studying enough, studying too much, picking the wrong classes, picking too many classes, and even choose the wrong degree.

2024-10-08 20:18:29 UTC

High school was very different in the sense that it was more based on your teacher guiding you and to change classes you would have a bell schedule system whereas in college it’s very different it’s based on your vary own schedule and your own responsibilities.

When it comes to homework in high school you would have the ability to have built in time to do homework whereas in college the lectors is the full 50 minutes and your homework time is in your own hands.

With college students are expected to be able to indefinite what’s most important to you whether your classes or the outside world, like your professors will not force you to attend class due to it being your own choice but those choices can lead to unfortunate consequences and outcomes!

2024-10-08 22:10:51 UTC

The classes are more spread out and not all in one time period like in high school. And I'm more on my own and separated from my family.

2024-10-08 22:11:28 UTC

In high school I always got in fights. In college I haven’t got in any fights. In college I have to go a Christian class. In high school I never had to go to a Christian class.

2024-10-08 22:11:53 UTC

I have more control over what I get to learn as I get to build an interdisciplinary major to fit my career goals.

2024-10-08 22:13:39 UTC

High school had more busy work assignments. College assignments require more effort and refinement. It really comes down to quality vs. quantity. College also has way more reading and self-guided learning. Lecture classes are very similar.

2024-10-08 23:13:40 UTC

High school pressures you to work while college has you pressure yourself to work, and both you rarely have any free time

2024-10-09 16:11:21 UTC

college so far seems to have less amount of work but is time consuming. High school has a lot of homework but each assignment wasn’t too long.

If a teacher can’t make it to the class, the class is canceled whereas in high school we would get a sub.

2024-10-09 16:12:18 UTC

College has more virtual aspects, along with laying out the expectations and assignments through the course work. Whereas Highschool is just in person, with assignments not being laid out ahead of time.

2024-10-09 16:12:44 UTC

In highschool I went to a private school and it was in a big bubble, at college that bubble has popped to an extent. Im able to talk to people with many different views and learn so much.

2024-10-09 16:13:09 UTC

In high school, there is more of a set structure and rudimentary classes that one must take. In college, there are some general education classes, however, it is more specialized, and one is able to choose a major and classes from which they can base their future career off of depending on their interests or aspirations. There is more autonomy, and college requires you to have more self advocacy.

2024-10-09 17:08:12 UTC

I have started to notice that in highschool you could get away with not studying and still do good on tests and assignments. Opposed to where if you do not study in college you will get behind and it will show on any test, quiz, or exam you take.

2024-10-09 17:19:01 UTC

High school differs from college where in high school each class has a set amount of time for homework which has structure for the entire year, whereas in college each class has its structure that they follow to where it becomes disorganized and stressful to manage. Also, there is often a difficult jumping to college, such as subject depth and advanced levels.

They are similar in that they are a better way to develop your education and continue to learn and learn how to learn.

2024-10-09 20:07:38 UTC

College is a lot more time management. In high school, your time is managed for you. You have a set schedule every day, and a set list of clubs/activities. In college, you need to make your own schedule and hold yourself accountable. They are alike in the fact they are environments designed to help you grow as an individual, both academically and outside of class.

2024-10-09 20:38:21 UTC

In high school there was a lot of day to day, same classes every day. it was very difficult to stay focused and not be bored in the classes. College you are able to do your own thing, and you decide how hard you would like to work.

2024-10-09 21:08:56 UTC

The ability to play sports at a competitive way without knowing that you can only be a sports player only by being recruited in college

2024-10-09 21:09:56 UTC

The idea that high-school matters for you to be able to get to the best colleges

2024-10-09 21:10:01 UTC

High school was much more structured and I feel as though the days were so long and strict that by the end of the day my brain was not functioning the way it should be.

Here in college I feel as though the breaks between classes aid in my motivation and have helped me to not procrastinate as much. I like having freedom regarding my daily schedule.

2024-10-09 21:10:07 UTC

High school was structured, with a consistent schedule and pacing. College is more free-form, with a variable schedule. That gives more flexibility and control of my life, but means that I have to expend intentional effort to maintain a consistent schedule and school/life balance.

2024-10-09 21:11:20 UTC

One of the biggest differences would be how important studying is compared in high school.

2024-10-09 21:12:24 UTC

Compared to high school, I have more freedom to study in any atmosphere, and freedom to utilize every resource around me

2024-10-09 21:28:52 UTC

In high school, you pass the class if you do your work and show up. As in college, there's that, plus the pressure to make connections, find different study methods for each course, be smart in time management, and get enough sleep. How they're similar is still communicating with professors and classmates for studying especially for group assignments.

2024-10-09 22:40:33 UTC

High School had more required classes and also didn’t have many classes for certain majors. College has less required classes and has courses for all types of interests.

2024-10-10 16:43:39 UTC

Both are similar in the way that they prepare you for the real world, but have some major differences. College is more independent where high school you have more of a support team. College you have to study everyday and there is more outside work than highschool. There is more variety in college than there is in high school.

2024-10-10 16:44:01 UTC

In high school I used to be more social, and be a nuisance to others, being easily able to make connections with others through just being known or playing sports, while in college I've found it more harder to do so since you have to put in effort and change how your demeaner is, since everyone is already stressed enough with their workload, trying to balance social and school life, just trying to pass by.

2024-10-10 17:38:08 UTC

In high school, I would have to go through six hour days, monday to friday. All that time made it harder for me to do all the AP Chem work I needed to complete. In college I have a lot less class time, which helps me work on and keep up with all my hard classes

2024-10-10 17:45:01 UTC

College life you are finding a balance between school, hanging out with friends and finding sometime for yourself. meanwhile high school you are always around your friends and all the classes are on the sameday everyday.

2024-10-10 20:14:18 UTC

I was Home Schooled for my whole life, including High School so College has been a very different experience for me. I experience a lot more social interaction which has been the most notable difference for me.

2024-10-10 20:15:44 UTC

In high school you have a set schedule with classes filled to the end of the day at 3 but in college you have less classes and they are spread out. This gives you more freedom then high school did.

2024-10-10 20:21:56 UTC

When differing high school from college I notice there's a few more resources to go to in college than in high school, for example reaching out to other professors is easier because you know what professors are for what classes and majors so if you want outside help you have that or even other students.

2024-10-10 21:11:26 UTC

I was homeschooled most of my high school years so college for me is very different compared to my high school experience because I'm interacting with many more other people on an almost daily basis.

2024-10-10 21:11:57 UTC

College is more independent and you have you have to hold yourself accountability for your schedule and assignments. In high school, I was more dependent on my teachers because they would also keep us accountable for things.

2024-10-11 18:17:14 UTC

High school is a general education, it brings you up to the level that people think that you need to be at to be able to do well through the rest of your life. College is the next step for taking your education further and giving yourself an edge into the field that you decide to study. Both look like this when you are going through them. High School is more structure oriented, focused on getting you to that standard. And college is more or less what you make of it, it gives you freedom to use your time however you want to the same as it allows you to chose your major however you want to.