High School And College Compare And Contrast

Every person that you know is or has attended a type of school, whether they advance farther into the educational spectrum is a different topic. There are different levels of education; the two that I will be contrasting are High School and College. Although both have similar aspects I will be discussing the differences between the two. College is not mandatory while High School is. Colleges are expensive while High Schools are usually free and lastly Colleges are more self-managed than High School. Those are just a few and minor differences between the two that I will go in depth with.
According to the Compulsory School Attendance Law going to school at the age of 7-18 is mandatory thereby you are required to attend high school without a …show more content…
Colleges are more costly than high schools. High schools are usually paid for by the state and local government while college expense is usually paid by the attender. The attender of the college, according to international student admissions, pays about $21,750.00 dollars or more to attend college while high school students don’t even pay because taxes pay for the students’ admission. The cost of college may also alter if the attender gets a scholarship. High school students are not given scholarships unless private high schools give them away but usually most do not. The cost of college usually keeps a lot of students from going to college but in the long run they are missing out on a great opportunity. The cost between college and high school is a big difference because one is free while the other is not and the cost of it will have a lasting effect that follows the student around until it is paid off. High school students don’t know how much it actually costs to get an education while college students usually have to make the cost of their education a regular priority into their life so they can manage their other needs. High school students have their parents pay for most of their expenses and college attenders pay their own way and for everything. The cost for education is a lot more expensive for a college student than a high school …show more content…
In high school follow a school directed schedule and proceed from one class to another while in college you manage your own time and schedule. In high school a bell tells you when classes start and end and in college you get to class without any formal reminder. In college you are required to have all homework or any missed tests or assignments done with no reminder from teachers like you get in high school. You are also required to get help if needed in college because teachers do not approach you with the request if they think you need help. Everything you do in college is all up to you and you have to manage everything. You do not get much help from anyone unless you ask for it yourself. College is self-based. High school is more like elementary school. Teachers make sure you get everything you need done and parents help you with what you don’t know. College doesn’t baby you. Everything is up to you and you are the only one that benefits or you either get a drawback. In college everything is up to you, unlike in high school were everything is basically done for