The college experience will differ from the typical high school one in several ways. First of all, a lot more responsibility is placed on each individual student. It is part of the transition into adult life. You must take care of various tasks, and manage your time so that you can do them before deadlines. You have to get books for classes, deal with any financial matters you may have, and try to be as much involved in the college community as you can all out of your own accord. Although there is a lot more pressure on a student in college, there are also lots of great resources that a student can use. For example, the STARR Career development center is a place that I know i will be visiting more than once to help me prepare for my law career.
I think my first year in college will mostly affect my work habits. I am a procrastinator by heart, but I know one can fall behind very quickly with this kind of a work habit in college. One concern that I have is my sociology class. This subject is so vague and encompasses so many contrasting ideas that I cannot possibly fathom what the final test could be about. But so far I am enjoying all of my classes, especially the ones where we lead an open discussion. I feel that class discussions are superior to lectures as it gets everyone in the class involved, and you can even discuss a subject or with a professor if you happen to have a contrasting view on the matter.