In high school, teachers read from the textbooks they use.
College: In college, professors refer to the textbooks they wrote.
In high school, you wrote notes to friends.
College: In college, you take notes for yourself.
In high school, you’re stuck with a set social hierarchy.
College: In college, you get to choose who you spend time around.
In high school, everyone is required to be there.
College: In college, everyone wants to be there.
In high school, you worried about what “looked” cool.
College: In college, you’re too busy to care about what other people think.
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
In high school, teachers gear classes towards average learners.
College: In college, average is the bare (emphasis on bare) minimum.