<p>Right now I have 2 honors courses (1 seminar and 1 lecture). Then I have Economics (both micro/macro in one semester), Russian, and Political Science.</p>
<p>All of the classes have been extremely easy. Have taken examinations in all of these classes, and have gotten A's on all of the exams, acing about half of them. </p>
<p>Everyone, before I got to college said that college is harder than high school, the first exam will be a big eye opener, your GPA is going to take a hit, blah blah blah.</p>
<p>It looks like I should be able to come out of semester 1 with a 4.0 GPA, something I wasn't able to ever do in high school. Although I wasn't able to ever have a schedule in high school where I enjoyed every single class.</p>
<p>I'm beginning to think that people simiply weren't taking notes, doing the readings, paying attention in class, or studying...and they just did poorly because they didn't know crap, because they didn't do those things.</p>
<p>You are hardly ever in class, and never have homework (okay, in Russian yes, but that's an exception, since you need daily homework to learn a language). But you have copious amounts of time to do the readings, which are basically the only things you have to do outside of taking lecture notes.</p>
<p>The main point that you made is liking every class. If you don't like a class, most likely you won't succeed. I have always done well in classes that I enjoyed going to and weren't tedious.</p>
<p>The only tests I have had at this time were weekly quizzes for intro classes, which were so easy that everyone got >90%. (They are mainly meant to make sure that freshmen actually do the reading they are supposed to do.)</p>
<p>Intro classes are often easier than upper-level classes, and if you are one of the better students at your college academically the courses will feel even easier. I assume the latter is true because you say that you are an honors student. Think about it this way: imagine you took honors classes in high school all the way through junior year, and then senior year you dropped down to the regular level. You would not feel very challenged, would you? The classes you are taking might be a huge step up from high school for the average student at your college, but a step down for you because you were already at a higher level. That's part of the deal of being an honors student.</p>
<p>So what can you do at this point? I would suggest you start getting involved in meaningful activities, or do more academic work independently. You could for example write for the college student newspaper, join the investment club or a civics engagement group or ask your professors for suggestions for further reading. It might instantly create a good relationship between you and the professor or even a good reputation in the department, which could open many doors for you down the road. In future semesters just try to pick harder classes. My first semester felt disappointingly easy, and I have intentionally picked classes that have a reputation for being insanely difficult ever since. </p>
<p>Remember that college is about much more than what you learn in your classes.</p>
<p>It's incredibly easy. I only have to do maybe 20 hours of reading/homework each week(this is nothing compared to the amount of free time I have - I am on the computer about 8 hours a day, go to the gym or where for 1 hour, watch TV the remainder or talk to my lover). I thought I'd be studying every minute hardcore, but taking 5 AP classes senior year of high school makes this seem like cake. I guess the rumors apply more to average people who have a tougher time learning... I usually read something just once and am able to remember it all.</p>
<p>I think it depends on major, school, and professor. I've had som classes that were very easy As as long as you did the reading (which, to be fair, was sitll quite a bit), but I've had others that I had to fight tooth and nail to get a good grade. Mainly the differance was how harsh the teachr graded. I've gotten As on papers in one class that would have been Bs with a different Prof.</p>
<p>Some students actually do find college less difficult than they remember high school as being. It really depends on the individual-- where they went to high school, where they attend college, and I think most importantly, how they manage their time. High school in many cases is a 8:00 am to 3:00 pm deal, with sports and extracurriculars and jobs and a little sleep in between. College class schedules are often comparatively much more flexible. It's too easy to put off class work in favor of funner stuff, which is part of the reason why when crunch-time comes and you realize you have 48 hours to write that paper that's 50% of your grade, college can seem super hard. </p>
<p>You might just be one of those people who manages time very well and can adjust to the demands of college, balancing school and social life, better than most people. </p>
<p>Since you're a freshman and it's mid-September, however, I wouldn't feel quite that cocky right now.</p>
<p>Maybe it's just your school or your classes. I'm happy for you, but just because you're having an easy time of it doesn't mean the people who find college difficult are slow or lazy, I find that an extremely ignorant generalization. -_-</p>
<p>Also, computer for like 8 hours a day is probably not healthy, perhaps you should join some clubs.</p>
It looks like I should be able to come out of semester 1 with a 4.0 GPA, something I wasn't able to ever do in high school. Although I wasn't able to ever have a schedule in high school where I enjoyed every single class.
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Been there, done that.</p>
<p>I breezed through freshman year. Once I got to upper divs, things got tougher.</p>
<p>But I'm also a science major. Maybe your upper divs won't be that much harder. Yes, this might be my science-major-bias coming through, but I bet your sophomore year classes won't be as hard as mine were. Alright, I'm done inflating my e-ego.</p>
<p>just skimming through some posts it seems some are saying that it gets tougher after freshman year. i'd have to disagree with that. once you start taking your major requirements, the classes tend to be a cakewalk. unless of course you have a major which you don't enjoy, then i can see why you might struggle with your major classes. i'm taking 6 classes this semester, and 4 of them are for my major. i like all my classes for the most part (well theology not so much, but i can't escape that). sure it's a bigger workload, but it's easy material since it's stuff i'm interested in. i'd go as far as saying freshman year will probably be your toughest year since you're transitioning from high school. the avg freshman at my school i once heard had like a 2.5 gpa or something close to it their first semester. either way, we're not even out of september. wait until those quizzes, tests, papers, get handed out. then you can really judge how easy classes are. there will always be classes you think you're going to ace, and the professor just throws you a curve ball and next thing you know you're just average compared to the rest of the class (and by average i mean C).</p>
<p>Yeah, BP-TheGuy88, that has basically what I've been told. Freshman year is the tough one, and then it gets easier after that. (The university even says that students usually do very poorly their first semester).</p>
<p>And for the guy who said why am I taking the classes if they're so easy. It's because they're required for graduation and my major (Journalism). So it's not like I really have a choice.</p>
<p>You're not taking hard enough classes. College isn't like high school where you automatically take the correct difficulty as you advance. There are easy and hard professors but you need to pick the right difficulty.</p>