<p>what would you guys say is the biggest difference being in college than high school?</p>
<p>Amount of downtime-- I've got tons more in college than I did in high school</p>
<p>how much harder is it to maintain a good gpa? like if i have a 3.5 GPA in high school what do you think would be my gpa in college with the same study habits?</p>
<p>probably around the same...maybe higher...there seems to be less of a focus on grades and GPA in college (except for premeds)</p>
<p>alot more time. but you tend to waste more time too. so it averages out in my case at least.</p>
<p>more time and less busy work. depends on the person and where they are/what they are studying</p>
<p>A lot more free time, less busy work, and the freedom to create your own schedule.</p>
<p>Ehhh, seconding Natedawg in that it entirely depends on major/school.</p>
<p>Also keep in mind that if you're planning on a school with a core then it really isn't that much different from HS until you finish it.</p>
<p>College is MUCH more difficult.</p>
<p>In college you will generally have fewer classes. There will be considerably more work for each of those classes, and all of that work will ask you to think on a higher level and take more responsibility for your learning. You will have more large-scale assignments and fewer day-to-day homeworks, so you get to make your own schedule in terms of doing work as well as having classes--but having this leeway also means that if you procrastinate you can screw things up on a much larger scale. </p>
<p>The relative difficulty will depend on your high school, your college and the classes you choose to take at each, but this is the general pattern.</p>
<p>have to learn to pace yourself</p>
<p>A lot less busy work. Each assignment is worth a significant amount of your final grade. Also you can make with the extra time as you want. You can easily fill it up with stuff to do or you can leave it all empty.</p>
<p>More time outside of class, but it's not necessarily free time. Time spent with organizations, studying, etc. Often wasted time. Classes are sometimes harder. Freshman year wasn't that hard for me because it was all core classes. Sophomore year up through now (junior) has been pretty difficult though. I am more prepared for it this year than last though. You are basically in control of every minute of your own time. You choose how much time you spend in class, when you see your friends, etc.</p>
<p>Professors are not nearly as approachable as HS teachers are. They won't hold your hand to make sure you pass a class. </p>
<p>You're responsible for every aspect of your education in college. You have to make yourself get up and go to class (tempting as it is to just sleep through that 8 o'clocker) and you have to make yourself study.</p>
<p>But what's excellent about college is that almost everybody is so smart and you can focus your studies on what you want to, and you can delve more in depth into a subject than you ever have the opportunity to in HS.</p>
<p>once again, i would have to say it depends on where you go as to if everyone is smart.</p>
<p>A lot less free time. Most time is spent doing problem sets.
No parents.
Smarter people.
Easier to form close friendships.
People actually grade your work (and make comments).
"Tests" are renamed "midterms" (and therefore end up sounding a lot more serious than they actually are).
Teachers don't actually care about you (but TAs do).
It probably depends a lot on where you went for high school and college. I'm a freshman at Caltech right now.</p>
<p>I'd write more, but I have to finish this 400-page book by 4 PM today, and I'm on page 26.</p>
<p>It becomes "cool" to exercise self-control when drinking, and not the opposite (good schools only).</p>
<p>I forgot another one, everyone becomes an alcoholic.</p>
<p>You actually have to show up for class in college. (who knew?)</p>