Coming into college makes even the most levelheaded people worried, due to those rumours the lovely high school teachers used to tell us from year to year. Being in college for so long, these lies they told us have all been decimated from just going to class. Here is a list of the lovely lies high school thought they needed to tell us before college:
1. Chewing gum
I remember having to spit out my gum every time I had to walk into a classroom, or even the building itself. This was annoying as it wasted my gum, and some people have oral fixation, and it might help them relax or stay calm. Teachers always saying "spit out your gum, college professors won't allow that" and you know what? I have not been yelled at once in my three years here to spit out my gum! So that's one lie I'll never get over!
2. The Work Load
The teachers in high school I feel had a personal vendetta to give absolutely as much homework, tests, projects, presentations and other miscellaneous assignments for fun. Their favorite excuse for all this crap was "I am just preparing you for college, they give just as much if not more," and that made me sick to my stomach in worry that nothing will ever get done. In all my years of college I have never had as much of a workload as I had in high school. The thing about high school was these mountains of work were due by each day, and in college the deadlines are pushed to the absolute last second. High school made me anxious for nothing!
3. Eating in Class
Another fantastic lie was that high school teachers never let you eat in their class, even if you were dying of starvation. There was no way you could eat that pop-tart at 8:30 am in history, because they want you to have breakfast, just at 6 in the morning with the roosters. Not being able to eat in a college class was going to be an issue with a tight schedule, until you showed up to the class and the professor welcomed eating with open arms. These professors don't care, go ahead and bring your lunch, snack, Starbucks and enjoy. In fact, these professors will even bring food for the class!!
These are just a few, and very strong lies that high school teachers loved to tell their students before they head off to college. I am glad these lies have all been what they are, lies, and that college is just as amazing as all those lame teens shows made it out to be. There will never be a day when I will wish myself to go back to high school, I am in love with college and all the open-mindedness that high school never had.
