文章一： 　　Thefirstthingyouwillnoticeaboutcollegeisthatitismuchdifferentthanhighschool.Youhavemorefreedomandmoreopportunities,indicatingthatyoumustmakeimportantdecisionsyourself.Atdayoneyouarealone.Evenifyouknowotherstudentsattheuniversity,youareoneinthousands.Becomingsomeoneofimportanceischallenging,andattimescanbeveryintimidating.Understandingthechangesfromhighschooltocollegewillgiveyouaheadstart. 　　Freedom 　　Oneofthebiggestdifferencesbetweenhighschoolandcollegeisthatincollegeeverydecisionisyourstomake.Yourparentsarenottheretoremindyoutodoyourhomework.Youarenowallowedtochoosewhatclassesyouwanttotakeandwhenthoseclasseswillbe. 　　TheBenefit:Ifyouhaveeverfelttrappedwhileinhighschool,becauseyouwereunabletomakedecisionsforyourself.Nowisthetimetoprovetoeveryonethatyouknowwhatisbestforyou.Incollegeyouaresetfree,andifyouletyourambitionsguideyou,youcangoplacesanddothingsthatyouneverimagined. 　　TheNegatives:Formanystudents,freedomistheonethingthatdestroysthem.Ifyouhavethefreedomtodogreatthings,youalsohavethefreedomtomakepoordecisions. 　　MyfavoritefreedomthatIgainedbygraduatingfromhighschoolwasnolongerneedingtoasktousetherestroom!Ihatedaskingastudentteacher,stillincollegeandonlyafewyearsolderthanme,ifIcouldusetherestroom. 　　Classes 　　Inhighschool,Iwasabletogotoclass,listentotheteacher,finishthehomeworkassignment,andtalktomyfriends,allinoneclasssession.Incollegethosetaskswillbeseparated. 　　Totalclasstimeincollegeismuchlessthaninhighschool.Professorswillcoverwhattheybelieveisthemostimportantinformationinthattime;however,itdoesnotmeanthattheywillcoverallofthematerialthatwillbeonthetest.Mostofyourcollegelearningwillactuallybedoneoutsideofclassandclasseswillbeusedforreviewingandreinforcementofconcepts.Whereasinhighschoolalllearningwasdoneinclassandreviewwasdoneoutsideofclassandonlyifnecessary. 　　ClassAttendance:Someprofessorswillgiveyoucreditforbeinginclass.Otherscouldcareless.However,itisHIGHLYrecommendedthatyouattendALLclasses. 　　Syllabus 　　Everythingyouneedforaclasswillbeputonthesyllabus.Professorsmaynotgiveanyadditionalremindersoftests,homeworkassignments,andpapers.Notpayingattentiontoyoursyllabuscouldbeoneofyourworstmistakes. 　　Opportunities 　　Thepossibilitiesareendless.Youcanparticipatein“real”research,researchingthingsthatnooneelsehas.Youcanbealeaderinastudentorganizationthatgrowstobeanorganizationthatmanyuniversitiessupport.Youcanwriteabook,andhavethenecessaryadvisors,professors,toteachyoutheropesofhavingsomethingpublished.Youwilllearnhowtogetinvolvedincampuspolitics,whichIbelievecanbeasimportantascityornationalpolitics. 　　MeetingPeople 　　Oneofmyfavoritepartsofcollegeismeetingpeople.Reachouttopeople.Don’tbeafraidtostartaconversationwithastranger.Youneverknow,thatstrangermayendupbeingyourcoauthor,oryourbusinesspartner.Thereisnowhereelsebesidesauniversitywhereyoucanfindsuchalargeamountofpeoplewithcountlessandunimaginableskills. 　　2：