High school and college different from each other. College is a place we go in order to gain knowledge and experience. Of course, different people have different reasons to study in college. For example, some people want to study further after they graduate from college. Some hope to find a good job, and others wish to change their present situations. In my opinion, no matter what reason people study at college, studying at college is preparation for their future lives. High school is a teaching environment, in which we gain details and abilities. In high school, time is structured by our teachers and our parents. Moreover, most of our classes are arranged for us according to our syllabus, and we can count on parents and teachers to remind us of our responsibilities. In addition to this, teachers carefully monitor classroom attendance, and teachers provide us with information if we were absent. Each day we proceed from one class directly to another, spending 6 hours each day, 30 hours a week, in class. For example, teachers frequently conduct test review meetings, pointing out the most important ideas. Additionally, consistently good homework grades raise overall grades, when test grades are low. New knowledge and experiences are gained when studying in college. We learn how to balance our responsibilities, and set the priorities by organizing. I have to maintain my schedule in such a way that I can attend the class on time, do assignments and take care of household chores. If I miss one class, it’s my responsibility to take notes from a classmate. Furthermore, we often have half hours between classes; class times vary throughout the day, and evening and we spend only 12 to 16 hours each week in class. However, we need to study at least 2-3 hours outside of class, for each hour in class. The academic year is divided into 2 separate, 15-week semesters, plus a week after each semester for exams. In addition to this, our participation