Adjusting to College Life
Major differences between college and high school
Teacher/Student Contact
College
Faculty are available during office hours (only a few hours a week) and by appointment to address students' concerns.
High School
Contact closer and more frequent (5 days a week)
Competition/ Grades
College
Academic competition is much stronger; minimum effort may produce poor grades.
High School
Academic competition is not as strong; good grades can often be obtained with minimum effort.
Status
College
Students can build their status as they wish; high school status can be repeated or changed.
High School
Students establish a personal status in academic and social activities based on family and community factors.
Counseling/ Dependence
College
Students rely on themselves; they see the results of making their own decisions. It is their responsibility to seek advice as needed. Students set their own restrictions.
High School
Students can rely on parents, teachers, and counselors to help make decisions and give advice. Students must abide by parents' boundaries and restrictions.
Motivation
College
Students apply their own motivation to their work and activities as they wish.
High School
Students get stimulation to achieve or participate from parents, teachers, and counselors
Freedom
College
Students have much more freedom. Students must accept responsibility for their own actions.
High School
Students' freedom is limited. Parents will often help students out of a crisis should one arise.
Distractions
College
The opportunity for more distractions exists. Time management to students will become more important.
High School
There are distractions from school, but these are partially controlled by school and home.
Value Judgments
College
Students have the opportunity to see the world through their own eyes and develop their own opinions and values.
High School
Students often make value judgments based on parental values; thus, many of their value judgments are made for them.
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