My College Life Essay

My first week of high school was horrible, I was the new kid that no one knew. It was the typical, “Ew, who is she and why is she here?” scenario. I just kept my eye on the prize…. graduating. Along the way I made amazing friends, learned a thing or two about the system of high school, and how very much different college life is. High school and college students are at the point where growing and changing academically is inevitable, because both high school and college could determine the future and success of becoming a member of society. During high school student’s social lives explodes being around so many people. I lived in my small town for almost all my life then my mother got remarried and we moved to a suburban area five hours away …show more content…
Even though everyone knows each other that does not mean everyone is friends or talks. People know each other out of connivance if someone needs the homework from a class or needs a date for homecoming. Each student has a friend that they may carry with them through life or lose when college starts it all depends on how strong of the friendship really is. A social life isn’t just friends its getting out the house meeting new people. Most high school students do not get out unless it’s with friends. I did not make new friend right away at my new high school I stayed in my room away from the world I was not excepted into yet. By the middle of the school year I started breaking into peer groups that fit my personality I started getting out of the house, hanging out with people and being a “normal teenager” as my mom called it. It’s a very slow process to make friends in a high school …show more content…
My work load for college is 10 times greater than high school because everything is on me to remember and keep up with. Also, I have to prepare essays and study for test in my own “free time” which I never seem to have anymore. The professors lecture through the whole class period unless the syllabus states otherwise or there is group study in class. The work at home consists of reading, take home quizzes, and lots of essays. The test and quizzes are stated in the syllabus. Normally after each chapter the tests are given and quizzes are between sections. Professors expect students to know what is on the syllabus given at the beginning of the course. If the students are not prepared for class, the professor will ask them to leave. The work load is easy to get behind on and is simply over looked if it’s not stayed on top of and done every day. In the end everything the professor assigns is helpful and lead to success.
Additionally, the coast of high school is nearly free. Parents pay taxes that pays for the county schools. The only thing I paid for in high school was lunches and any addition things they had on sale at the “store” (the little cart in the corner of the lunch room) that sold school supplies. Students do not pay for books or the resources given. In turn students take advantage of the situation and do not try in school. Students do not take “free’ education seriously because it’s not coming