Week 8 Differences between college and high school

Dear High School senior,

You may think you know what you are getting yourself into when you come to college but in reality you have no clue what you have in store for yourself! College professors are a lot different than your high school teachers. Your high school teachers might be specialize in a specific content area but they are not specialists like college professors by any means. In college your professors are specialists for what you are majoring in, they are here to help you become what you want to do in life. While your high school teachers are just there to help you move on to college. College professors are going to help you become who you really want to be. Another difference he discusses is the new kinds of motivation and discipline that college work requires. This is not high school anymore where you can slack off, turn in a paper that you barely worked on our thought about and still got a decent grade on it. In college you have to set time aside to complete your assignments, you have to be motivated to get it done and done correctly. You also have to be disciplined because in college there is a lot going on. You have to decide what is better for you, to go out and party on a certain night, or should you stay in and get this essay that is due on Monday done with. One thing that I have noticed is the effects of being a student athlete. In high school it wasn't too big of a deal playing a sport and dealing with school work. Now that I'm in college and have to balance out school and baseball it makes it extremely difficult to find time. Due to games I have to miss class and in college that is valuable time that is being missed that can effect your grades. So if you are wanting to play a sport in college and be successful in the classroom at the same time you have to be on top of your game in the classroom and on the field. Another aspect that is very important when you come to college is your communication skills, you have to be able to communicate effectively with your professors. You can never be afraid to confront your professors if you have a problem or question. They are always going to like it if you are active and asking them questions. Along with communicating with your professors, use the resources your wisely, in high school like I said before you can get by doing the minimal work, in college it doesn't work that way. There also aren't many resources to be used in high school either. There is a ton of useful resources in college that will make you successful you just have to use them to your advantage. So be smart, know what you're getting into when you come to college, and come prepared to do your best work!