How fast does time fly in college, compared to high school?

high time
Jared! asked:

Being in high school, I’m well aware that the years are passing way too quickly. Is college like this too? How do the experiences compare?



Comments (8)    Posted in Higher Education (University +)    

Subscribe RSS 2.0 feed. Leave a response, or Trackback from your own site.




8 Responses to 'How fast does time fly in college, compared to high school?'

  1. dumbdumb - May 2nd, 2010 at 9:59 am

    gets faster the older u get mate :(

  2. Lily8407 - May 5th, 2010 at 8:59 am

    Well, I hated high school and loved college. So high school took forever and college flew by. They are quite different.

    For me, high school was horrible. I was smart and quiet so even though I wore the right clothes and had the right look, I wasn’t “cool.” In college, it doesn’t matter. You don’t know anyone so you’re all starting over. I have friends from every different “group” imaginable from my college days. I have super religious friends, atheists, jocks, nerds, musicians, writers, partiers, etc. College is an amazing experience. However, I would advise going away to college. If you go to that community college just down the street from your high school, you’re not in college. You’re in 13th grade. All the people are the same, the location is pretty much the same, you’re still living at home, etc. I suggest going away to truly grow up and learn who you are.

  3. aprilchick70 - May 6th, 2010 at 7:55 pm

    College is nothing like high school.. and it seems to go by really fast.. but i think that happens to use naturally as we get older.

  4. Don't Know - May 7th, 2010 at 12:45 am

    When you consider your time, proportionally to the amount of time you have spent on earth, time generally does go faster the older you get. It also goes faster when you stay busy and are having fun. The key is to take the best advantage of any time you have, and use it to pursue your goals.

  5. derdaktari - May 8th, 2010 at 6:05 am

    time flies in college. Tests all of a sudden pop up, and there is never enough time to do all the things you want to do.

    college was a blast, time of my life: old enough to make decisions, young enough to recover from the bad ones.

    go away for college and you get a chance to reinvent yourself and mature….

  6. Allen - May 10th, 2010 at 9:18 pm

    October 6, 2008

    Well, for one thing, in college you are either paying for a set semester of courses at a community college (usually a couple of sets for a two years time) or a four year college with numerous tuition plans (pay for one year at a time or the whole thing all at once). I am in the liberal arts program at QCC of Worcester, MA fame, and it has four courses: English 101, Liberal Arts, Psychology and Speech Communication. After this semester I will have more of a choice (depending on future carrear plans).

    Another thing to keep in mind is this key difference. Yes, most young people in college have some growing up to do, but, unlike High school, you either behave or you don’t. They can kick you out for disrupting a class and seriously set back your academic carrear, and not all young ladies there are in your age group. I have an evening class with married women and day classes with young single ladies who have jobs and a life outside of college. This is actually helpful because you get to have a life of your own and- dare I say it-learn that you’re not the only guy in the world with feelings.

    Peer pressure is still around, but other young people will only succeed in undermining your educational carrear if you allow them to. In high school, you have a lot of group related socialization, but in college there’s more of a choice when it comes to socialization.

    I actually never attended a public high school, but some young men who have still can’t get it out of their system. Some of them are doing the liberals arts program in place of a GED. I personally won’t judge other guys because I’ve been picked on before. College is such an individual experience, and the only thing that’s actually uniform is the academic standard.

    But, you, my friend, should simply enjoy your high school years and have fun. You’ll go to college and face life soon enough. I hope that satisfies your curiosity.

    Allen

  7. Christopher B - May 11th, 2010 at 2:42 pm

    I’m a junior in high school, but can assume college may seem to go by much faster. Being on your own, before you know it, it’s summer again. Also going to a community college is somewhat like 13th grade ( I guess.) Although going to a university and staying on campus whether it’s 10 minutes away from your house, or even hours… good experience.

  8. mebony68 - May 14th, 2010 at 1:44 am

    its goes by faster than high school due to you dont have to go to college every day of the week like highschool… youre and adult most of the time your in college…


Leave a Reply