When I graduated from high school, I was so relieved to leave it behind and start a new adventure at college. Little did I know, there were a few key things that followed me even across the state. Maybe they've haunted you too.
- Group projects:
I have yet to experience a horrible group project in my college career, but I’m dreading the day. I’ve heard horror stories; I’ve lived those horror stories. Unfortunately, I know they won’t be left behind in high school.
2. Clogged hallways:
You know those people who just have to block the whole hallway in order to talk to their friends? Or the people who walk at a snail’s pace when you have somewhere to be? I’ve pretty much made my peace that these are just a few constants of the universe. Though, that doesn’t mean I can’t mutter in my head with all the righteous fury of a college student who was just made late to class.
3. Slackers:
High school consisted of a bunch of teenagers who had no interest in being there and no interest in doing their school work. The thing about college though, is that everyone is paying to be here. So why pay thousands of dollars for an education you aren’t invested in? Think about that next time you ask to see the answers to the quiz you skipped.
4.Online assignments:
Listen. I get that it’s the 21st century, and our learning should reflect that. But when everyone is struggling to figure out a website for fifteen minutes just to access homework assignments, it may be time to throw in the towel.
5. Lunchtime:
My high school had a decent amount of time allotted for lunch, though we didn’t have a real cafeteria, so lunchtime wasn’t my favorite part of the day. In college, you eat lunch whenever you can find a miraculous hour-long break in your schedule and, let me tell you, this means eating at the weirdest times.
6. Not being able to drive
I didn’t have my license until the end of my junior year, but it didn’t matter much because the parking lot was reserved almost exclusively for seniors. Though after just gaining that freedom, it was gone just as fast coming to college. I no longer have access to a car and parking is outrageously expensive. Not to mention how rare it is to even find an open spot once you've paid for the pass. Losing the independence of going anywhere at any time has definitely been a struggle.
7.Having to sprint to class
Passing time between classes in high school was precious. I thought this would be different in college but it definitely isn't. It’s much harder to travel a half mile in ten minutes than it was to "travel" 400 feet (or less) in the same amount of time.
A big change like the transition from high school to college makes everything seem backward, like up is down and down is up. But once you've lived that change for a few months, you realize that the same things that annoyed in high school, still annoy you now. So the best thing to do is embrace that these things won't change, but one thing that can is your attitude towards them.
