How is college different from high school? 15 Articles

by Dee Herrod

College and high school both have classes, students and teachers. College is a completely different world than high school. The focus in high school is educating and equipping teens with the skills needed for adulthood and...read more

by John Graham

When somebody is in high school he or she usually live at home and have the support of their parents in doing their homework assignments, in attending functions, and in playing sports. Generally their parents are the princ...read more

by Laura Hageman

There are a number of differences between colleges and high schools. The most obvious difference is the age. We have all gone through our most awkward times and learning to deal with issues of sex and love through high sch...read more

by Danette M. Scott

How is college different from high school? Money, motivation, ability, pressure and discipline are the first words that come to my mind when I remember my experiences in both high school and college so many years ago. Unle...read more

by Micah Myers

"This is crap. Why would I want four more years?" said my cousin when I asked her about plans to go to college. Simply put, for an intelligent person, or one that got black-listed by the 'cool' kids in high school for be...read more

by Kyle Thomas

College and high school are two different worlds. When a student begins high school, they are going about a new direction from where they were used to with schooling. They have some more responsibilities placed upon the...read more

by Taylor Hubbard

High school is to "Go Fish" as college is to "Bridge." College is incredibly more complicated, rewarding, interesting, expensive, fun, useful, and time consuming. In college you can't sit idle as you do playing "Go Fish". ...read more

by Sam Smart

College is a field of independence. I know that very so often in high schools, teens find themselves getting in trouble, some that are so severe they get expelled. I believe that college has more mature students; those t...read more

by Amna Chaudhary

Well going to college from high school is a big for almost everyone,its almost like a dream come true thinking of no lengthy home works or same rules we have to follow in school. It bringes sense of freedom when you thi...read more

by Andrew Spriggs

The most vital differences between college and high school can be summed simply in the fact that college does not force students into a particular structure. Students must be independent and handle their own affairs, often...read more

by Evan Carden

High school shows what you can do with parents, teachers, police, counselors and society leaning on you to succeed. College shows you what you can manage on your own. But, that's not twelve hundred characters, so stick ...read more

by Alvin Gaye

There are many reasons why college is different than high school but the three main ones are freedom, responsibility, and course load. As a senior in high school you still have your parents holding your hand and making sur...read more

by Claidissa Holm

College is different from high school for many reasons. Probably the most obvious reason is the fact you are choosing for the most part,what classes to take. Its your center to learn and develop a career for the future, wh...read more

by Starbozeman

The Memorization Kingdom vs the Intellectual Playground High school can be thought of as the land of memorization. You began high school as an immature young teenager. Your hormones are racing and your mind is fa...read more

by Manda Sanko

You have spent endless hours shopping for necessities and even more time packing them up and loading the car; you have driven however far to school, unloaded, and unpacked...now what? Do you simply wait for the leaves to ...read more