List 3 "differences" that you feel will be a challenge for you and explain why.
How Is College Different from High School
| * High school is mandatory and usuallyfree. | * College is voluntary and expensive. |
| * Your time is structured by others. | * You manage your own time. |
| * You need permission to participate in extracurricular activities | * You must decide whether to participate in co-curricular activities. |
| * You can count on parents and teachers to remind you of your responsibilities and to guide you in setting priorities. | * You must balance your responsibilities and set priorities. You will face moral and ethical decisions you have never faced before. |
| * Each day you proceed from one class directly to another, spending 6 hours each day--30 hours a week--in class. | * You often have hours between classes; class times vary throughout the day and evening and you spend only 12 to 16 hours each week in class |
| * Most of your classes are arranged for you. | * You arrange your own schedule in consultation with your adviser. Schedules tend to look lighter than they really are. |
| * You are not responsible for knowing what it takes to graduate. | * Graduation requirements are complex, and differ from year to year. You are expected to know those that apply to you. |
| * Guiding principle: You will usually be told what to do and corrected if your behavior is out of line. | * Guiding principle: You are expected to take responsibility for what you do and don't do, as well as for the consequences of your decisions. |
| * The school year is 36 weeks long; some classes extend over both semesters and some don't. | * The academic year is divided into two separate 15-week semesters, plus a week after each semester for exams. |
| * Classes generally have no more than 35 students. | * Classes may number 100 students or more. |
| * You may study outside class as little as 0 to 2 hours a week, and this may be mostly last-minute test preparation. | * You need to study at least 2 to 3 hours outside of class for each hour in class. |
| * You seldom need to read anything more than once, and sometimes listening in class is enough. | * You need to review class notes and text material regularly. |
| * You are expected to read short assignments that are then discussed, and often re-taught, in class. | * You are assigned substantial amounts of reading and writing which may not be directly addressed in class. |
| * Guiding principle: You will usually be told in class what you need to learn from assigned readings. | * Guiding principle: It's up to you to read and understand the assigned material; lectures and assignments proceed from the assumption that you've already done so. |
| * Teachers check your completed homework. | * Professors may not always check completed homework, but they will assume you can perform the same tasks on tests. |
| * Teachers remind you of your incomplete work. | * Professors may not remind you of incomplete work. |
| * Teachers approach you if they believe you need assistance. | * Professors are usually open and helpful, but most expect you to initiate contact if you need assistance. |
| * Teachers are often available for conversation before, during, or after class. | * Professors expect and want you to attend their scheduled office hours. |
| * Teachers have been trained in teaching methods to assist in imparting knowledge to students. | * Professors have been trained as experts in their particular areas of research. |
| * Teachers provide you with information you missed when you were absent. | * Professors expect you to get from classmates any notes from classes you missed. |
| * Teachers present material to help you understand the material in the textbook. | * Professors may not follow the textbook. Instead, to amplify the text, they may give illustrations, provide background information, or discuss research about the topic you are studying. Or they may expect youto relate the classes to the textbook readings. |
| * Teachers often write information on the board to be copied in your notes. | * Professors may lecture nonstop, expecting you to identify the important points in your notes. When professors write on the board, it may be to amplify the lecture, not to summarize it. Good notes are a must. |
| * Teachers impart knowledge and facts, sometimes drawing direct connections and leading you through the thinking process. | * Professors expect you to think about and synthesize seemingly unrelated topics. |
| * Teachers often take time to remind you of assignments and due dates. | * Professors expect you to read, save, and consult the course syllabus (outline); the syllabus spells out exactly what is expected of you, when it is due, and how you will be graded. |
| * Teachers carefully monitor class attendance. | * Professors may not formally take roll, but they are still likely to know whether or not you attended. |
| * Guiding principle: High school is a teaching environment in which you acquire facts and skills. | * Guiding principle: College is a learning environment in which you take responsibility for thinking through and applying what you have learned. |
| * Testing is frequent and covers small amounts of material. | * Testing is usually infrequent and may be cumulative, covering large amounts of material. You, not the professor, need to organize the material to prepare for the test. A particular course may have only 2 or 3 tests in a semester. |
| * Makeup tests are often available. | * Makeup tests are seldom an option; if they are, you need to request them. |
| * Teachers frequently rearrange test dates to avoid conflict with school events. | * Professors in different courses usually schedule tests without regard to the demands of other courses or outside activities. |
| * Teachers frequently conduct review sessions, pointing out the most important concepts. | * Professors rarely offer review sessions, and when they do, they expect you to be an active participant, one who comes prepared with questions. |
| * Guiding principle: Mastery is usually seen as the ability to reproduce what you were taught in the form in which it was presented to you, or to solve the kinds of problems you were shown how to solve. | * Guiding principle: Mastery is often seen as the ability to apply what you've learned to new situations or to solve new kinds of problems. |
| * Grades are given for most assigned work. | * Grades may not be provided for all assigned work. |
| * Consistently good homework grades may raise your overall grade when test grades are low. | * Grades on tests and major papers usually provide most of the course grade. |
| * Extra credit projects are often available to help you raise your grade. | * Extra credit projects cannot, generally speaking, be used to raise a grade in a college course. |
| * Initial test grades, especially when they are low, may not have an adverse effect on your final grade. | * Watch out for your first tests. These are usually "wake-up calls" to let you know what is expected--but they also may account for a substantial part of your course grade. You may be shocked when you get your grades. |
| * You may graduate as long as you have passed all required courses with a grade of D or higher. | * You may graduate only if your average in classes meets the departmental standard--typically a 2.0 or C. |
| * Guiding principle: Effort counts.Courses are usually structured to reward a "good-faith effort." | * Guiding principle: Results count.Though "good-faith effort" is important in regard to the professor's willingness to help you achieve good results, it will notsubstitute for results in the grading process. |
HOW TO MAKE THE TRANSITION TO COLLEGE
- Take control of your own education: think of yourself as a scholar.
- Get to know your professors; they are your single greatest resource.
- Be assertive. Create your own support systems, and seek help when you realize you may need it.
- Take advantage of the A-LEC; go to a workshop, enroll in ORACLE (HDEV 1110), work with a tutor.
- Take control of your time. Plan ahead to satisfy academic obligations and make room for everything else.
- Stretch yourself: enroll in at least one course that really challenges you.
- Make thoughtful decisions: don't take a course just to satisfy a requirement, and don't drop any course too quickly.
- Think beyond the moment: set goals for the semester, the year, your college career.
http://www.smu.edu/Provost/ALEC/NeatStuffforNewStudents/HowIsCollegeDifferentfromHighSchool
1) Classes may have over 100 students in a classrooms.
ReplyDelete-The largest class I have ever been in had at most 60 students in it, and even then I was able to build a relationship with my instructor. I feel like 100 students might make face to face communication with my instructor difficult.
2)Grades may not be provided for all work.
- Majority of the time (at least in high school classes) grades are easy to keep up with because the teachers give you the grades back as soon as possible. But I have learned that there are ways around not getting back every assignment. (Ex. Talking to the teacher about overall grades instead.)
3) Professors don't officially take roll.
- This could be a potential issue in a class of at least 100 students.
1. big break between classes- if i have a long break I might fall asleep... that could be a problem.
ReplyDelete2. big classes- i dont really like big crowds I get nervous just a little.... this wont be a big problem though.
3. just having two grades- I really dont have a big problem with it but what if its a hard class for me, and I fail the mid term and cant bring up my grade for the final.
1. Graduation requirements are complex, and differ from year to year. You are expected to know those that apply to you.
ReplyDelete* this could be a challenge in keeping up with the classes I thought I was suppose to take and then finding out a class could have change or I did not need to take a class which will lead to a lot of confusion and then a break down that only Jesus can fix.
2. Grades may not be provided for all assigned work.
* that will be a challenge for me because I do not like to do work and it not get graded. I feel that if I spend time to do the work it should at least get some type of grade even if its bad because I will feel like it was a waste of my time that I could have been sleeping or doing other fun things.
3. Professors rarely offer review sessions, and when they do, they expect you to be an active participant, one who comes prepared with questions
* That will be a challenge because I am use to having reviews in my class on the things we covered and what I should be prepared for.
1. "High school is mandatory and usually free." "College is voluntary and expensive." This is going to be a problem for everyone. Now that getting an education is not mandatory, some are going to feel it will be a waste of time to continue education at college.
ReplyDelete2. "You can count on parents and teachers to remind you of your responsibilities and to guide you in setting priorities." "You must balance your responsibilities and set priorities. You will face moral and ethical decisions you have never faced before." This is a problem for everyone! As of right now, every student is dependent on parents and teachers to help guide them in life, but as soon as you go off to college its all about "You"
3. "Classes generally have no more than 35 students." "Classes may number 100 students or more" I don't think I ever been in a class with that many students.
Professors may not formally take roll, but they are still likely to know whether or not you attended. Then how would they know if someone is in class or not participating in a particular activity. I would not be fair to the other students.
ReplyDeleteYou must balance your responsibilities and set priorities. You will face moral and ethical decisions you have never faced before. – I may be fearful of doing things that I want to do or have to do but I will learn to get over it.
Classes may number 100 students or more - I do not like being around too many people I do not know. Since I more than likely will not be able to talk to everyone nor I am going to want to that will be more difficult to deal with and sometimes class discussions could take the whole class period and people would want to give their opinions but will not be able to.
1. Classes generally have no more than 35 students.* Classes may number 100 students or more. (I have an issue with this because if the class is with 100 students then it would be difficult to make the professor remember me.)
ReplyDelete2. You can count on parents and teachers to remind you of your responsibilities and to guide you in setting priorities. * You must balance your responsibilities and set priorities. You will face moral and ethical decisions you have never faced before.
(I am a terrible procrastinator and I will struggle with having leisure time to myself and forcing myself to do work).
3. * You are expected to read short assignments that are then discussed, and often re-taught, in class. * You are assigned substantial amounts of reading and writing which may not be directly addressed in class. (The professors do not explicitly let you know what it is that you are supposed to do. They legitimately have an "I don't care" attitude. I struggle with not being told explicitly what to do.)
1.) I can deal with larger classes, however my preference are classes that are below 40 students. You are able to have a better connection with your teacher and I can learn the material better because I am able to be more into the subject.
ReplyDelete2.) You have to be more responsible on what credits it takes to graduate, I don't expect this to be a major issue but it will still take some adjustments. Especially since our credits run through 2-3 people.
3.) I won't have a "high school support system" to "help me" through all of my "college troubles".
1. It's up to you to read and understand the assigned material; lectures and assignments proceed from the assumption that you've already done so. This may be difficult for me because sometimes I get frustrated when an assignment is not fully explained and so I am clear on how to get a good grade.
ReplyDelete2. Grades on tests and major papers usually provide most of the course grade. This may be difficult for me cause I used to having a lot of other work to make up for a low test grade so I will have to do good on all test to make sure I get a really good grade in the class.
3. Watch out for your first tests. These are usually "wake-up calls" to let you know what is expected--but they also may account for a substantial part of your course grade. You may be shocked when you get your grades. I did not know that the first test were such a big part of the final grade I thought all of the tests were the amount.
1) Classes generally have no more than 35 students. * Classes may number 100 students or more. This may be a problem for me because I like to have smaller classes so I can get one on one attention when I do not understand a topic.
ReplyDelete2) Teachers often write information on the board to be copied in your notes. * Professors may lecture nonstop, expecting you to identify the important points in your notes. When professors write on the board, it may be to amplify the lecture, not to summarize it. Good notes are a must. This sometimes is hard for me because the professors talk fast and I cannot write as fast as they talk. Sometimes I don't think that they understand that concept.
3) Grades are given for most assigned work. * Grades may not be provided for all assigned work. I struggle with this because, I think that everything is for a grade so if I spend a lot of time on it, I think it should be used for a grade, then I get frustrated when it isn't.
1. The large classes, especially with over 20 people. The more people within a class is more distractions and the less likely I will be known by name.
ReplyDelete2. Professors may lecture nonstop, expecting you to identify the important points in your notes. When professors write on the board, it may be to amplify the lecture, not to summarize it. Good notes are a must. ~Lectures will always be a problem for me.
3. Testing is usually infrequent and may be cumulative, covering large amounts of material. You, not the professor, need to organize the material to prepare for the test. A particular course may have only 2 or 3 tests in a semester. ~I don't remember everything so this is going to be a problem still.
1. The classes are typically larger which means there may not be any time for students to communicate with their teachers.
ReplyDelete2. Some classes will only have a midterm and final that students have to take. These two test can either make or break you because if you do bad on the midterm you may struggle to do good on the final.
3. Some professors may not always take role which may cause some problems in the future.
-Graduation requirements are complex, and differ from year to year. You are expected to know those that apply to you.
ReplyDeleteThis could be a potential problem for me since advisers are supposed to be knowledgeable and helpful and if I get one that is not great, then it could hinder me when graduating. I know that for the most part they are there to help me, but I need some type of guidance to know what I need to do to graduate and if they are not on top of their game that could be an issue for me.
-You need to review class notes and text material regularly.
One of the issues that I think I will have is if I have a teacher who does not lecture out of the textbook but gives tests from the textbook. That would be the most aggravating thing for me because I would feel like going to class would be a waste if what the teacher is saying is not important because I am not going to be tested on it.
*-Professors may lecture nonstop, expecting you to identify the important points in your notes. When professors write on the board, it may be to amplify the lecture, not to summarize it. Good notes are a must.
This could be another issue for me because I have had a teacher to lecture in class and then when I got the test I looked at it like what is this, and I can only imagine how much harder it would be to pay attention to little bits of details in a class that could be up to 100. That would be so difficult to get everything the instructor deems important that I have no idea while also managing to pay attention at the same time since there may be childish people in the class.
1. Finances will definitely will be a large change. Not only am I paying for an expensive college, when the difference from high school is that high school is free, but I also have to manage my own money for my own survival and won't have parents to manage it for me.
ReplyDelete2. I will be surrounded by loads of peer pressure to disregard my schooling priorities and won't have my parents there to keep me on top of my work.
3. Professors won't assign work that is good to procrastinate on. They will be much harder than high school work and will take much more time and thought to do.
1. Now my parents can still review my essays and work for me to check for errors to to help improve content, but when I'm away I will have to learn how to decipher what "sounds good" in an essay for myself and will have to review my work on my own. I'll also have to brainstorm on my own.
ReplyDelete2. Testing is frequent in high school, but when I go to college (and even now in some college classes) I will only receive two grades. A midterm and a final, and they will more than likely be cumulative.
3. Extra credit won't be as available as it is in high school. Instructors won't be eagerly giving out extra credit assignments or giving them to be nice and help a student improve their grade. I will probably have to ask for extra credit work and it may not be as simple as filling out a worksheet. I may be asked to do review questions for multiple chapters or write a paper.
Testing is usually infrequent and may be cumulative, covering large amounts of material. You, not the professor, need to organize the material to prepare for the test. A particular course may have only 2 or 3 tests in a semester. – When I know that my final grade will depend on only two test scores I tend to worry and psyche myself out. I always catch myself wondering and stressing over whether or not, I am going over all the material (and the correct material) so that I will be prepared for the assessment.
ReplyDeleteYou need to study at least 2 to 3 hours outside of class for each hour in class. – I have always had a problem when it comes to studying. I just really struggle to motivate myself and get it done. I know that in college studying is life, so I need to jump on that bandwagon quick.
Classes may number 100 students or more. – Since I am so use to being in a smaller classroom setting, I know it will definitely be a game changer to be in classes as large as 100 students. Lots of people means lots of distractions and unless I really put myself out there, face it… my professor will never match my name to my face.
1. Time management between college and high school could prove to be a huge problem on my part. In high school, we are constantly reminded of assignments everyday so we usually do not get off track and know what time to use to complete the said assignment, but in college, it is like every man for himself. I have never been decent in keeping my schedule on track to where everything is done at a good time before it is due. I am usually one of those procrastinators. So I think that it is too late for me to change my nasty procrastinating, but once college hits me, i'll figure out someway to get back up and try harder next time.
ReplyDelete2. The amount of reading and writing will be a big burden on me. I don't like literature or articles that bore me and I will not understand them. It's like that feeling when you read a page of a book and you have to start all over and read it again because you don't even remember what happened. That is why I am more advanced in my math skills so I would not have to worry about the reading, but I know I can't avoid it; just need to find a study buddy or someone out there who can help me.
3. Money. That thing that most people lack. It will be different paying for things on my own and working in those college books and tuition. Scholarships are big right now and I want to do them(I really do), but it's so difficult to keep up with everything. I can feel if I don't really try and complete scholarships, my chances of going to college will be slim because I am not one for getting a loan. Hopefully I can win the lottery, but before that happens scholarships are the way to go.
1) Graduation requirements are complex, and differ from year to year. You are expected to know those that apply to you: I understand that requirements will change and I am expected to know what applies to me but at ECHS I am use to someone guiding me along the way just a little bit.
ReplyDelete2) Professors rarely offer review sessions, and when they do, they expect you to be an active participant, one who comes prepared with questions: I am going through this situation right now with one of my instructors for Psychology and it surprised me that she doesn't have review sessions. I am very use to teachers being there whenever I need them.
3) Classes may number 100 students or more: I am definitely an one-on-one type of person and I prefer smaller classrooms so I am able to feel like I can connect with the instructor and likewise for them. I'm a bit needy I guess you can say :)...I just want to pass.
1. The financial difference is definitely something that will be a challenge for me. The school I will be attending is pretty expensive so I worry about how I will pay for it or manage the debt.
ReplyDelete2. The class size is also something that I think will be a challenge. The more students there are in a class the less one on one time you have with your professor. I worry that if I get behind or something I might not be able to get caught up.
3. The fact that there will infrequent tests and the few tests will count for a higher percentage of your final grade. This would be a challenge for me because I am not a very good test taker and I struggle with them.
1. I will actually have to read the work assigned instead of just looking up summaries. Im worried that with the first reading assignment I'm not going to try to read it, I'm just going to look up a summary and then take it more seriously after I receive the grade back.
ReplyDelete2. Since not all professors take attendance, I'm scared I might not go to class at all and then start to slack.
3. Since most professors just lecture the whole class I'm worried that I wont pay attention and then not know what to do for my tests.
1. I think much larger classes would be a very big difference that would take some getting use too. It would be difficult to have relationships like we do here with our instructors.
ReplyDelete2. 5-6 hour breaks between classes would give to much opportunity to sleep, or participate in other... College activities that would cause me to miss class.
3. Parties. Everyone that goes to college wants to go to wild and crazy parties, but then who wants to get up and go to class the next morning? No one. That would be a VERY big challenge.
1) The class sizes are much different. There could be hundreds of students in a college class but only a few in a high school class.
ReplyDelete2) Assignment numbers may go down but the also may be for a higher percentage of your grade. In high school , most assignments will very in percentage according to how much of it there is.
3) Testing in high is frequent but in college classes, tests can sometimes only be given once or maybe twice. I can speak from personal experience by saying that transitioning from high school test taking to college test taking was very hard for me because I was use to having more that just two tests in a semester.
1. The first challenge will be adapting to being on my own. I am pretty self sufficient now but it will be taken to a whole new level in college. I will have to make sure that I stay focused.
ReplyDelete2. I will have to make sure to stay two steps ahead of my work and not on top of it. That leaves to much room for error.
3. Lastly I will have to adapt to a new environment. One without my normal friends family, favorite country eateries, and many other things that I love about Rocky Mount and surrounding areas.
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ReplyDelete1. In college you are assigned substantial amounts of reading and writing which may not be directly addressed in class.. ; I think this will be a challenge for me because I'm so used to my teachers telling me that I need to read this and write this.
ReplyDelete2. In college grades may not be provided for all assigned work... ; I know this will be a challenge for me knowing how I am, I want to know what my grade is for almost each assignment so that I can keep up with all my grades and just in case a professor says something is missing I'll have a copy of my grade.
3. In college you must balance your responsibilities and set priorities. You will face moral and ethical decisions you have never faced before... ; I think this one will be a challenge to me because I'm always putting personal problems before everything else and it ends up resulting in a different way than I planned.
1. I feel as though I may have problems with the fact that grades are not offered for all of the assignments that I do. I prefer having knowledge of all of my grades so that I may plan accordingly.
ReplyDelete2. Infrequent testing is another part of college that I may have a problem. I like having consistency for the sake of scheduling.
3. I am definitely not a fan of large classes, mostly because I have trouble interacting with large amounts of people at a time.
1. Bigger Class sizes: Im used to my teachers knowing me by me just being in class every day but with the classes being so big I will have to make more of an effort to get to know my teachers.
ReplyDelete2.College teachers are more strict and may not give you as many opportunities as your high school teachers did.
3. Test may be harder and all over the place which require more studying.
Classes may number 100 students or more - if there are less students, then there is more time to ask questions and students can build relationships with instructor
ReplyDeleteYou are assigned substantial amounts of reading and writing which may not be directly addressed in class. - this may be a challenge because I am a very slow reader and I like reviewing what I read in class.
Grades may not be provided for all assigned work. - I like to have an idea of what my grade is in each of my classes. It's very annoying when teachers don't let me know what my grades are.
Bigger classes means less one on one instruction and that can be difficult for many students.
ReplyDeleteThe large break between some classes makes it easy for one to no properly use their time and if unmotivated would make them want to not even go to that class.
Grades in classes are focused more on tests and there are usually a fewer number of tests this makes for a hard time when one would want to fix what this messed up on.
1. No grades given for individual assignments. This is already a problem in my college classes because I can't keep track of my grades and it kind of made drilling assignment logs into my head completely and totally useless.
ReplyDelete2. You need to study 2 hours or more. In all the skills I gained in highschool, no one ever really taught me how to study effectively so this is really going to be fun for me.
3. You need to arrange your class schedule yourself. I have absolutely no idea how to find out which classes I need and which classes transfer and how I actually learn what I need for the career I am going into.
1. Professors may lecture nonstop, expecting you to identify the important points in your notes. When professors write on the board, it may be to amplify the lecture, not to summarize it. Good notes are a must.
ReplyDelete• I have had professors that just lecture but then handout the main topics a day before test day, but having to identify the important points in the notes could be a problem.
2. Professors rarely offer review sessions, and when they do, they expect you to be an active participant, one who comes prepared with questions.
• Not every professor I've had before has given a review session but in the past the ones that have, have been a little more helpful than getting nothing.
3. Classes may number 100 students or more.
• Not really a problem but if I think about it’s me asking for help when I’m just 1 out of 100.
1. When I go to college I'll be in a completely new area where I will have to familiarize myself with. This is something I won't be use to because I've been in the same area for many years. I do not think it will be hard for my to overcome this, it may even be refreshing to be in a new environment.
ReplyDelete2. I will be off on my own, no longer living with my parents. I think this may be a challenge because it can sometimes be scary leaving parents with no longer having someone to depend on. This may be tough but I think i'll also enjoy adapting to a new place, and being more independent.
3. I will have to keep up with all of my work and when it is due. I am already a huge procrastinator as it is, but I think going off to college will make it more of a struggle because there will be so much more things I will be able to do instead of studying or working on college work.
Managing effectivly my breaks
ReplyDeleteBeing one student of thousands
leaving home
1.I feel I will have trouble constructing my schedule for college, arranging my time to be manage able will be challenging. I never managed my time well and now I'm responsible to build it so I can manage it will be a challenge.
ReplyDelete2. The professors being more loose on what they want and not really caring about their students. I always had teachers to give reminders and set up reviews for class this will change and all studying relies on me to remember.
3. Professors not following the text book, I have been used to reviewing with my textbook as opposed to notes. Professors in a university will likely stray from the textbook more and would assume we got the notes from class to review for tests.
1. The larger classrooms will probably be my biggest issue because I have grown accustomed to having a more personal connection with my teachers especially when it comes to getting help with my classes.
ReplyDelete2. The fact that teachers do not actively take attendance as often may be troublesome for me at first because there might be some days where I feel less motivated to go to class knowing attendance will not be taken.
3. The fact that homework is less common could be a problem as it means tests and projects become a bigger part of my grade and I might not have as much motivation to study if I do not have homework to do.
i don't really see any of this as challenging because all of these challenges most of us have already faced being here for 5 years plus being 18. we are already on a college campus and some of our professor already give us that university experience. so i think if you don't go it by now you want get it then.
ReplyDelete1. no income 2. new environment 3.Sharing with a roommate
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