<p>So yeah, I've gotten a lot of mixed reviews on this, but how would you generally rate the difficulty/level for the general ed. classes most freshman take in their first year?</p>
<p>Would we be needing a simple, good, or excellent memory/knowledge on what we learned in high-school? The answer probably would be excellent lol, but I'm just trying to figure out if many of the things we learn in high school are needed TREMENDOUSLY to do very, very good in college?</p>
<p>Is it like a whole new world, where everyone basically starts on the same page? Or would someone be at a disadvantage if they forgot certain aspects/lessons in their high school classes? </p>
<p>I'm just trying to figure out if I should sort of REVIEW my notes on classes I took during 9th-12th grade in the summer, right before I head off into college. I do have an okay memory on them I'd say, but would a review really be needed, or does everyone start on the same page so to say, and start a whole new world from there on up?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>From what I’ve heard from family members, first year is the most important. If you aren’t studying a lot then you won’t do well in most cases. If this is the case then I suppose that you would need good memory from high school and also a strong will to actually study, not like me where I can barely stand studying for a few minutes without getting tired. But obviously there will be people that have advantages because they basically just had a better academic career in high school.</p>
<p>College work is qualitatively different from high school work. You’re not merely asked to recite what you have learned: you’re asked to synthesize that knowledge, to demonstrate that you can apply what you have learned to a novel set of facts, and draw conclusions from combining things you have learned in new ways. You’re judged on your ability to express an argument congenty and persuasively.</p>
<p>The work you did in high school lays a foundation for the work you will do in college. It’s not irrelevant; you’re not starting from scratch. There are some people who have done challenging work in high school who won’t find that there is much of a gap between the work they were doing in high school, and what they’re doing in college. But for most, there’s a qualititative jump in the sophistication of the work you will be asked to do.</p>
<p>Yeah, I’ve heard that you’re on your own in here, classes generally go by faster too right?</p>
<p>Just trying to figure out whether I should brush up on some things from previous HS years before I head off.</p>