HOW TO SUCCEED IN COLLEGE

In high school, students memorize. In college, students analyze and synthesize.

In high school, students read 250 pages a semester (or don't have to read at all). In college, students read upward of 250 pages a week.

In high school, students have lots of safety nets. In college, students sink or swim.

In high school, students have frequent tests over small ammounts of information. In college, students have few tests over tons of information.

In high school, the school day is very structured. In college, studnets need to create structure on their own.

In high school, students can be successful by studying sporadically. In college, students must give daily attention to all of their classes.

In high school, teachers tell their students everything they need to know. In college, students must often figure that out by themselves.

In high school, students could catch up even if they weren't very disciplined. In college, students who are undisciplined are quickly left behind.

From College Rules! How to Survive and Succeed in College, Sherrei Nist and Jodi Patrick Holschuh, Ten Speed Press, 2002.