<p>So...how much harder are college classes than say..your standard AP classes in high school? Is it tons more work? A lot more challenging or laidback?</p>
<p>And would a Biology class at your community college be that much different from a Biology class at Johns Hopkins or Harvard?</p>
<p>Just wondering.</p>
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<p>College courses are much harder than their AP counterparts.</p>
<p>They're not harder in that the peripheral elements of your life are different. I study most of the day and ponder the concepts I've learned.</p>
<p>I don't know about biology at a community college, but biology at universities won't vary that much. Bio I at Florida schools (BSC2010) and the class syllabi at the different schools are pretty cut and dry. The tests may differ in the depth of the questions, but the important concepts will be tested.</p>
<p>Would you say you feel a lot more pressured and challenged at college even if you stay on top of your work and study?</p>
<p>Classes in college are largely determined by the people you share them with. If you are in class with a lot of average people and you are very bright, you'll do well. If you are very bright in a class of very bright people, you will be average. This comes into great consideration when you are considering grades. Very bright in a class of average students will translate into being at the top of the class and having a favorable curve for you. Being very bright in a class of very bright students will translate you in being in the middle of the class.</p>
<p>^^^
That only applies in courses where grades are calculated on a curve. Otherwise, it doesn't matter how well other people are doing in the specific course.</p>
<p>Most college-level classes are based on a curve -- even if it's an informal one. A history professor, for example, will most likely read over every paper turned in for the class before grading any of them, to get a feel for what an A, B or C should be.</p>