Dear Student,
“College work requires new kinds of
motivation and self-discipline”, this is one of the best said sentences to sum
up my first college experience here at Defiance College. It is very true that
everything is new and different and you have no one but yourself to motivate
you to finish your work. Another quote from Hjortshoj is “College courses are
not direct continuations of high school instruction” which is very true. This
is totally new and if I had a say in anything to do with the state, I would definitely
have more classes that actually prepare you for college not just say they are
preparing you because in the reality they really aren’t helping you prepare for
it as much as they could be.
Two differences for me that Hjortshoj
did not address on is, being a good test taker. If you aren’t a good test taker
then you are going to be in a big hole, some courses grade only go off of exams
and nothing else besides attendance. The second difference that kind of goes
with the first one is study, in high school you can easily get away with not
studying and believe me I know I have been there way too many times. Stepping
into college you HAVE to study, it isn’t a choice. You will fail if you don’t
and when you fail once, it can be tough to come out of a hole even though it is
just one simple exam.
Essentially
high school administrators are lying to your face because they aren’t preparing
yourself for the real world and for college. They treat you like babies and
treat you like you’re in middle school or elementary school. They say they are helping you when in reality
they are just hurting you in what you could be learning to better your future.
Thank You
