Why is high school so much harder?

High School Kids Today Really Are Working Much Harder Than Earlier Generations. Today’s high schools students are taking harder classes and taking more of them than previous generations. High school is harder presumably because college is more competitive than ever, as is the job market.

Is high school easier than college?

Is college easier than high school? In many ways, yes. College is easier than high school because you will know exactly what’s expected of you. At the start of the semester, your professors will give you a syllabus outlining all of the reading assignments, exam dates and paper due dates for that class.

Is college better than high school?

In college, your schedule is more flexible and spread out. You will have much fewer classes than you did in high school. And with fewer classes, there are fewer assignments. That means more free time.

What is high school really like?

High school is a time where your reputation is something you try very hard to keep clean and a time where we are most vulnerable to the thoughts that others have about us. We do not realize, at the time, that the majority of those people we are stuck with will not be in our lives in less than four years.

Why is it hard to get good grades in high school?

The Problem: Expectations to get good grades in high school can lead to a lot of stress and frustration about tests, assignments, ACT/SAT scores, and college applications. The Solution: Set achievable goals for the semester—and do it early.

How do people deal with people they don’t like in high school?

At this point in high school, people are not willing to deal with anyone they do not like so people just stick to their small group of friends until graduation and have very few interactions with anyone they did not like.

What was it like being a senior year of high school?

People would act nice to your face but then go say some nasty things behind your back. It was tolerable junior year just because there were SATs, AP classes, and the daunting stress of college applications to worry about, but senior year it was a not-to-mess-with zone.