The Many Chan ges i n the Mi ght y Leap avoiding pitfalls of college
Erik Martin Columnist
Workload
Notes
Attitude of Instructors
Grades
Student Life
high school perspective college student prespective The amount of work varies There is less work, but more depending on the class a student studying. It is guessed that for is in and studying is optional. every hour of class time, a student should spend two or three hours of study time outside of class. according to SMU. Teachers write notes on the board “Notes are not often spelled out and sometimes they will drop little on the board like in high school. clues of what will be on the test. The professors will lecture, but it is your responsibility to decipher what is important and what is not,” Longwood freshman Ross Beardsley said. Teachers monitor attendance and “Sometimes, if you miss class, it the student will get punished if he does not matter to the professor. skips class. Teachers monitor their Other times, the professor students’ progress. If a person is will deduct points from your struggling, the teacher might talk assignments.” Clemson freshman with them about a plan to get Erik Wendt said. them back on track. The grading scale in the state of “If you are struggling, it is your South Carolina is on a 5.0 scale. To responsibility to seek out help graduate, a student must pass all from a tutor or go to professors of the required classes and pass during their office hours. The both parts of the HSAP test. professors are glad to help. You just have to ask,” Erik Wendt said.
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