I always been asking myself how just how high school differs from college while in high school. My brother, who is attending UC Merced helped with answering any question I had about what to expect in Universities and the challenges that I will face. But experiencing college on my own really gave me a glimpse of how it really is. I thought to myself that both high school and college must be about the same. But now that I'm a college student, I now know just how different both are. The environment of college is drastically different from high school. In college you have many different people coming from all over the place, while in high school people come from local areas. You also get to know a lot more people in high school after attending for 4 years. You might also know people in middle school before becoming a high school student. As a freshman coming in to Stanislaus State, I didn't know anyone. It was like a new world to get used to and meeting new people along the way.

Another way that they are different is that in college you are more on your own. I no longer having someone holding my hand along the way like they did high school. You have to mature in the decisions you make and to learn how to more independent in college. This isn't a bad thing since it's teaching us how to become adults in order to be ready to join the real world. So far I’ve been enjoying my time as a college student and I look forward to the new challenges that await me.