by: Kevin Brawley
College is a big transition from high school. You leave home to go to school; for some it is the first time living on your own for an extended amount of time. This gives an immense amount of responsibility to new students to balance their time between going to class, completing assignments and their social life. Once in college, there will be activities going on all around campus every part of the day. High School Versus College Life is a freshman year guide written by Naomi Rockler-Gladen about the big switch from high school to college. The quote that basically sums up the moral of this post is, “In college, you are responsible for your own education. In high school, teachers made sure that you were on track. In college, you are on your own.” She also specifically mentions “to balance work and play.” There will be a ton of work that needs to get done for all the classes one has in college. The professor will not go around giving reminders each day about when something needs to be read or when a big assignment is due. That is the student’s responsibility now that they have reached the college level. Scheduling fun time around the workload is the only way it will get done and you will also have fun. Workload cannot be scheduled around having fun.
This problem of balancing school and social life can affect different types of people in unique ways. The students who went through high school thinking that classes were a breeze and did not have to study for tests, I believe, are the ones that are greatly affected by this problem. If they didn’t have to put forth much effort in high school to succeed, what will make them think that in college will have to put forth effort? This thought process can lead to them skipping classes to go have fun with friends. Nonetheless, even these students eventually find out how to balance their social activities with their workload whether they find out the hard way or by planning out ahead of time.
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