20 Differences Between High School & College Life

 From Fastweb

1. High School: In high school, you know everyone in your class. College: In college, you’re lucky to know one person in your class.
2. High School High school books are provided are little to no cost. College: College textbooks cost a small fortune.
3. High School: You have to live with your parents in high school. College: You get to live with your friends or strangers in college.
4. High School: You wake up early in the morning for class in high school. College: You wake up for your first class (or whenever you want).
5. High School: In high school, you were forced to learn all subjects. College: In college, you get to learn whatever you want to.
6. High School: In high school, your time and schedule are dictated by others. College: In college, you take back ownership of time management.
7. High School: In high school, teachers read from the textbooks they use. College: In college, professors refer to the textbooks they wrote.
8. High School: In high school, you studied comfortably at home before a test. College: In college, the library becomes your home away from home.
9. High School: In high school, you wrote notes to friends. College: In college, you take notes for yourself.
10. High School: In high school, you're able to finish all your homework in one night. College: In college, that’s a near-to-impossible feat.
11. High School: In high school, you have a full day of classes. College: In college, you plan your schedule to your liking.
12. High School: In high school, you’re stuck with a set social hierarchy. College: In college, you get to choose who you spend time around.
13. High School: In high school, assigned reading means a night off from homework. College: In college, you actually need to do the reading - and it takes all night.
14. High School: In high school, everyone is required to be there. College: In college, everyone wants to be there.
15. High School In high school, you worried about what “looked” cool. College: In college, you’re too busy to care about what other people think.
16. High School: In high school, you’re stuck in a social “role” that others cast you in. College: In college, you can be whoever you want to be.
17. High School: In high school, you have adults telling you what’s expected of you. College: In college, it’s just expected.
18. High School: In high school, teachers gear classes towards average learners. College: Average is the bare (emphasis on bare) minimum in college classes.
19. High School: High school attendance is mandatory. College: College attendance is (strongly) suggested.
20. High School: In high school, you had a curfew you had to follow. College: In college, you use your own judgment for what you have time to do.