Contrast High School and College

High School and college are alike in numerous ways, but they are also very different. They are similar in such ways that you still have to go to class, do class work, home work, take test, and study hard. They are different in such ways that you can have cell phones in class, walk out of class, eat in class and wear anything to class. Personal freedom is the main difference between high school, and college. High school is mandatory by the state, and usually free if you go to a public school. In contrast, college is usually voluntary, and very expensive. In high school, your time is usually structured by others. For example, endless tuition classes and extracurricular activities needed to attend. In college, you manage your own time. You have to manage your own time and study and do homework because you know that is needs to be done to pass the class. In high school, you need permission to participate in extracurricular activities. But, in college it is your responsibility to decide whether to participate or not. You can either participate or not to. In high school, you only need money for special purchases or events. On the other hand, in college, you need money to meet basic necessities such as grocery, clothes and others. You are treated as a teenager in high school. You can count on parents and teachers to remind you of your responsibilities and to guide you in setting priorities. However, in college, you are counted an adult which mean you are old enough to take responsibility for what you do and don't do, as well as for the consequences of your decisions. Classes are another thing that is different. In high school you have a full day of classes right after one another and sometimes extra classes unlike you may only have one class per day, or large gaps of time between your classes in college. In high school, you have no choice of when you want to attend class; you cannot pick to go to class at night a few days a week like in college, and your attendance is monitored. College classes can have as few as around ten people a class, or as many as one hundred and fifty. High school classes average about twenty-five per class. Most high schools provide free textbooks to the student. Colleges require their students to buy textbooks that can end up at several hundred dollars a year. The other dissimilarity between high school and college is teachers. Teachers are called teachers in high school. In college, they are known as professors. Teachers check your completed homework while professors may not always check completed homework, but they will assume you can perform the same tasks on tests. Teachers remind you of your incomplete work yet professors will never do that. Teachers often write information on the board to be copied in your notes. Professors may lecture nonstop, expecting you to identify the important points in your notes. When professors write on the board, it may be to amplify the lecture, not to summarize it. Good notes are a must. Upon attending college for about nine months, I have found that I enjoy being a college student more than being a high school student. In this short amount of time, I have seen that more freedom is allowed to students in college. Such choices as schedule, attendance, or class selection are a few examples of how college is less restrictive than high school. Because of this educational freedom, I find being a college student more enjoyable than being a high school student.