How is college different from high school

How is college different from high school? As you’ve no doubt discovered already, college introduces a whole new set of challenges that you have not faced before. If college is different, then you will also need to adopt new strategies for success.

1. How is college different from high school? As you’ve no doubt discovered already, college introduces a whole new set of challenges that you have not faced before. If college is different, then you will also need to adopt new strategies for success. Using chapter one of your textbook, write an essay that describes in detail four ways college is different from high school. Describe in detail four corresponding tactics you will use to master the specific challenges of college.

2. In the video called “I am worried about my grade†a student stops a professor on the last day of the semester to ask if he is going to pass the class. This humorous video demonstrates a number of things that drive professors crazy. We also discussed in class several of the ways to get on a professor’s “bad side.†Name at least a dozen (12) of these no-no’s and explain why they are unacceptable behaviors that will undermine your success in college. What do these norms and expectations have in common? How can you avoid making these mistakes?

3. It’s on the syllabus! College classes are typically organized around the syllabus, a document that represents a “social contract†between students and faculty. Yet, many students just throw the syllabus away or stuff it in a folder and forget it. Take one of your syllabi from a current class, and describe all of the features of it in as much detail as you can. What information can be found on it? What would an A+ student do with her syllabus? How would it enable a student’s success in the class?

4. Objectively speaking, what benefits does a college graduate have over a non-graduate? Use any data from the first chapter of your textbook or any information covered in these first weeks of class to illustrate the skills, the knowledge, the financial, and the social benefits gained by graduating from college. What assets does a college degree represent?