There is a big difference between high school and college
“Once you’re in college, you’re basically on your own. In high school, you had people hounding you – telling you when to go to class, when to do the right thing – but in college, you’re living in the dorms. You’re on your own. If you don’t go to class or anything, you get kicked out of college and you just spent several thousands of dollars for nothing. You just wasted it. Once you’re in college, you have to grow up. If you were a kid in high school and you messed around but skated by, that may have suited you in high school but once you’re in college, you can’t do that at all. You’ve got to wake up; you’ve got to get yourself to class. High school prepares you to manage your time well by telling you to be at a certain place at a certain time. In college, you’re told to be the same thing, but no one is going to police you. You’ve got to learn time management quick in college and you’ve got to be able to police yourself and make sure you’re doing the right thing. Even if your roommate is a stoner or a drunk or just sleeps all day, sure that may be fun once in a while, but don’t let that become your lifestyle like I did. If you do, you will do nothing and then you will flunk out of college and you will definitely pay for it, that’s for sure.”
— in Advice for HS and college
