20 Shocking But Valuable Truths You Quickly Learn In College

Published on 01/16/2017
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It’s the end of your senior year. You’ve just walked off of the stage after having grabbed your high school diploma. Then it hits you. You graduated school just to go to school again. Yep, that’s right — college is coming. Never fear, we are here to help you out. Listed below are 20 key differences between high school and college. Pay attention — this info could help you graduate!

Farewell to boundaries

Going to college is all about establishing who you are as a person and guiding the trajectory of your life in the adult world. The biggest difference between high school and college comes in how this occurs: you won’t be having your hand held at all. If you break window in your apartment you will have to look for replacement windows. If you don’t go to class nobody will yell at you and get you back in gear.

Farewell To Boundaries

Farewell To Boundaries

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You are anonymous now

This point is particularly salient if you grew up in a small town where everyone knows everybody else. In college you are just going to be another face in the lecture hall. This can be enlightening but it can also be a scary. Suddenly, you don’t know anyone else. Use your new anonymity to your advantage and cultivate the person you want to become!

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You are anonymous now

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