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what's so different about college as opposed to high school besides going away and living on your own?
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- There's a lot of class/major selections.
- You pay a lot of money for it.
- Everything is more serious.
- Dorm life/roomates.
- Meal plans.
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Living away and on your own is a big one, but you also have to (most of the time) have a roommate and if you're not used to sharing your space, that can be a big change. You get to really choose your classes, professors don't usually take attendance so it's up to you to be responsible and get to class and make up work you miss. You also get a ton more opportunities to join different groups and really figure out what you want to do. There's a pretty big responsibility that comes with choosing your classes; you have to make sure you're not taking too few credits and that you're not taking so many that you can't do anything. The homework load generally increases (some colleges say 2-3 hours of work for every 1 hour in the class).
The drama can still exist but it's a lot easier to get away from it. It's easier to avoid people you don't like and generally people have more sense than they did in high school and you can usually sort out issues in a more mature manner.
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You get to choose your own classes, within bounds and you will have classes at all different times during the day. The work you do in college can actually be easier than the work that you did in high school. Professors tend to be more easygoing than high school teachers and you'll have more papers than homework assignments and worksheets. You get out of it what you put into it. Classes can last a lot longer and be held only once a week. The ridiculous high school drama will continue to occur in college. If you don't like someone, you can avoid them a lot easier though, as long as they don't know where you live, of course. Friends can end up being very fake. Other than that, most of the other differences have to do with living on your own and leaving home.
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