Too often, students fail to recognize that college is entirely different than high school. The following list highlights a few significant differences from your high school experience.

1. College is about you taking charge of your work and learning.  Professors care about you and want you to be successful.  However, that success rests solely on your shoulders and will require you to commit significant time outside of your classes to learn what is expected of you in your classes.
2. Your classes are only 30-40% of your preparation for a career.  The rest includes over a hundred and fifty (and counting) different opportunities to learn, build real-life experience, and expand your portfolio as you prepare for your job search.
3. If you approach college like high school, you will fail, even if you do earn a degree.

There are so many more differences but the point is, most people do more research into buying a car or how to pay for a college education than they do in how to be successful in college.  College is a great time and you should absolutely enjoy it!  However, if you do it right, you will no doubt continue to enjoy life, your career, and the success that comes from owning your own success.

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