High school and college have the legacy to hold the greatest years of your life. All of these fantastic memories can be forever engraved into your mind. High School takes place in the middle of a person’s teenage years, which is also a very confusing time for most teenagers. Although college can be attended by a wide variety of ages, the average age that attends college is roughly eighteen to twenty-five years old. Between these two ages a lot of growing up is required before you enter the real world
Transitions from high school to college was one of my stressful adjustment ever. It was all a long process which started in my counselor’s office at my high school. Applying for college, getting accepted, tuition and moving on campus. It was definitely a long journey, driving 11 hours from Florida to Alabama was when I realize that I’m going far away from home. First thing I notice when I got at the school was the beautiful buildings and the environment. It looks more different from what I saw online
The transition from high school to college is a great milestone in one’s life; and while it can be gratifying and exciting, such a transition can also be quite the challenge. In general, education is an important part of everyone’s life. The education and experience of high school is a way for students to gain of sense of adulthood and what life is like. On the other hand, the whole college experience is when students fully gain control of their time, ownership of their responsibilities, and decide
The transition from high school to college is a fervent experience for majority of students. College is challenging on a multitude of levels which results in students struggling during their first semester. The study habits students may maintain during high school courses are not guaranteed to be as successful in a college setting. Although poor study habits may cause a student to struggle, being social and managing their time can help in decreasing their anxiety. Another important aspect of thriving
always saw college as a fresh start. A way of changing who you are from who you were in high school. From what I heard from my older family members, about college, made me think college is a place to be free and do whatever you want. This had made me excited for college. I was being told all this great stuff about college, but I was barely starting high school. I thought to myself, I could still change who I am in. I was terribly wrong about that. Here is the difference between high school and college
“Life is the most exciting opportunity we have. But we have one shot. You graduate from college once, and that's it. You're going out of that nest. And you have to find that courage that's deep, deep, deep in there. Every step of the way” (Shue 1). Through this quote, I have learned that college and high school can be different. I learned that from this quote it is worth graduating from college and high school and going through the struggles because everything happens for a reason. It is exciting
The transition from high school to college is the true test of a student to see if they are truly ready to take the next step in their education. Most students think they are college ready, but end up coming home after the first month. One major difference between high school and college is being on your own. At college students have to make every decision on their own and are completely independent. Yet most would agree that independence is a beautiful thing. The feeling of independence is liberating
Most people are afraid of monsters under their bed, or clowns at a circus, but for numerous incoming college students, the “freshmen fifteen” is the real monster lurking under their bed at night. The thought of packing on an extra fifteen pounds, to a body that might already need some work frightens thousands of college students yearly. Although the freshman fifteen can be a scary concept, with adequate time management, it is easily avoidable. Imagine being uprooted from everything that was once
EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL Early College High Schools (ECHS) are innovative high schools that allow students least likely to attend college an opportunity to earn a high school diploma and 60 college credit hours. Early College High Schools: • provide dual credit at no cost to students • offer rigorous instruction and accelerated courses • provide academic and social support services to help students succeed • increase college readiness, and • reduce barriers to college access. The University of
the freshman myth is high school seniors that get affected by the transition from college life. They are overly optimistic and confident in their ability to manage the challenges they will encounter in college. This freshman myth being blamed on by high school because in high school there is no help preparing students for the transition from high school to college, giving future students high expectation on academic, social and personal experiences for when entering college. But this becomes a domino