High School vs. College(Compare and Contrast)

A school that is intermediate in level between high school and college and that usually offers general, technical, vocational or college – preparatory curricula. College is a collection of body, or society of person engaged in common pursuits or having common duties and interest and sometimes by character.
The transition from high school to college can be a difficult one. Both your social and academic life will be remarkable different from high school. There are some differences in high school to college, No Parents. Life without parents may sound exciting but it can be a challenge. No one is going to nag you if you’re messing up. No one is going to wake you up for class or make you do your homework. Less Time in class: In high school spend most of your day in school. In college you will average about three hours of class time a day. Different Attendance Policies: In high school you are required to go to school every day, in college it’s up to you to get to class. No one is going to hunt you if you are absent, but the absences could be disastrous for your grades. Taking Challenges: In high school your teachers often follow the closely and write on the board everything needs to go in your notes. In college, you’ll need to take noon reading assignments that are never discussed in class. You’ll also need to take notes on what is said in class, not just what is written on the board. In Exams: In high school there are no semesters you have the whole year. In a year you have 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Qtr. In college there are 2 semester or 3 semester that have 3 exams prelim, midterm, and finals. Grading System: Different Grading Policies college professors tend to base final grades largely on a couple of big tests and papers. Effort by itself won’t win you high grades, it’s the results of you effort that will be graded. If you have a bad test or paper grades in college, chances are you won’t be allowed to redo the assignment not just extra credit works. You need to manage your time: In high school: You need to wake up your own schedule and you manage your own time.
Sounds painful? At times, it will be, especially at first. First semester freshman year is about learning how to be a college student. If you work diligently and hold yourself up to high expectations the work will seem easier with time.

Finally, an average and conventional public opinion may agree that high school days is the happiest moment of human scholastic life but for me, my college life gives me not just happy moments but a concrete sense of social relevance and clear career path and direction.