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What is the transformation like as an indivual from High School to University? This encompasses personality, habits, attitude, or anything that changes when growing up.
The reason why I'm asking is because I'm in high school (Gr. 11) right now. There are a lot of immature people here. Some mature (women mainly). I understand that people change as time goes by and I want the opinion of somebody who's experienced or transformation happen first hand.
I look forward to this disussion.
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You grow and evolve, just as you do in every phase of your life.
The exact changes depend on the person and their environment. Personally, the biggest changes I've noticed about myself are that I'm more outgoing and confident. Also, I realized that things are rarely as they seem and you need to be very critical of information that is presented to you.
-Stringer
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I'm sure the transition from High school to University may be difficult at first but you just need to pull up your socks and get through it with a good postive attitude
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I enjoyed my high school career, but I am enjoying even more! There are more people, some more serious about their studies than others. What your goals are in university or college will influence who you will eventually hang out with. If you are serious about getting good grades and studying likeminded people will notice if you participate in class. If you are more focused on the social aspect of post secondary school the poeple in the clubs and organizations to which you belong will eventually become your freinds. Its all about you and the community fostered at your particular institution, there are many academic ans social resources that you can access and there is much that you can contribute! The academic workload is larger than that of high school and much of your studies will require independent research, but if you take the initiative success if inevitable. I hope that your first yesr will be just as exciting if not more than mine has been, good luck!
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If you didn't like highschool then university will be alot better. Uni is alot bigger and more people.
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University opens your eyes. You meet so many different types of people, are challenged by new ideas. For a lot of people, university is also the first time that they are 100% responsible for themselves... there is no attendance, no Mom nagging you to eat your vegetables or do your laundry!
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I'm gonna level with you here. Undergrad still has loads of the immature high school people (something like 40-50% of high school grads are going to university now), and no, they didn't grow up over the summer. There will still be cliques, there will still be social climbers, there will still be "the popular people", there will still be useless gossip ... yes, it will all be very familiar, at least for a couple of years. However the difference is that those people don't dominate social life at university in the same way as they did in high school. There are more people around and you are more likely to find people who share your highly specific interests.
If you really want to get away from the high school BS, you need to get to grad school at a top university (top schools often have more grad students than undergrads in their student bodies). And even there, you still find a few socialites (albeit more clever ones) who managed to get good enough grades and recommendations for admission.
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The transformation is pretty fast, at least it was for me. After my first year in university I felt like I couldn't remember high school or imagine being there ever again. I would say you mature at your first class, on the first day. Well that's when it starts anyway. You have to learn to look out for yourself more and be more responsible. You have to be more outgoing if you want to make great friends, because the classes are usually so large in first year. Personally I hated high school and I felt there was nothing there for me. I was mature for my age and wasn't into the drinking and drugs that my friends were. Even now, I find a lot of people in university are even less mature than those in high school. You have to learn to respect people's decisions and to just make your own, choose your own path. In my mind, there is no such thing as peer pressure, and don't EVER let anyone tell you otherwise. University is all about being your own boss and getting where you want to go.
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Location: Ontario
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Stringer wrote:You grow and evolve, just as you do in every phase of your life.
The exact changes depend on the person and their environment. Personally, the biggest changes I've noticed about myself are that I'm more outgoing and confident. Also, I realized that things are rarely as they seem and you need to be very critical of information that is presented to you. ya i second that stringer, as we grow up and make the transition from HS to Univ or to the real world if u will, we learn the real harshness out there and things arent always rainbows and butterflies. being naive however isnt the same as being optimistic
UWO BioMed here I come!!!
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acm1617 wrote:The transformation is pretty fast, at least it was for me. After my first year in university I felt like I couldn't remember high school or imagine being there ever again. I would say you mature at your first class, on the first day. Well that's when it starts anyway. You have to learn to look out for yourself more and be more responsible. You have to be more outgoing if you want to make great friends, because the classes are usually so large in first year. Personally I hated high school and I felt there was nothing there for me. I was mature for my age and wasn't into the drinking and drugs that my friends were. Even now, I find a lot of people in university are even less mature than those in high school. You have to learn to respect people's decisions and to just make your own, choose your own path. In my mind, there is no such thing as peer pressure, and don't EVER let anyone tell you otherwise. University is all about being your own boss and getting where you want to go. couldnt've said it better myself  university is all about choices that you make for yourself, sure there may exist cliques such that they did in high school but you also have a lot more options as to what kind of people you want to befriend with. just be careful and not hang with the 'wrong crowd'. university experince is what you make it to be.
UWO BioMed here I come!!!
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Location: Owen Sound
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I keep envisioning myself as a serious professional academic even though I don't have the study habits to support that right now... darn, I hope things change in university... and they probably will lol. High school is drama drama drama. I'm not even in the drama but I see it in everyone's lives and it...saps me of emotional energy. Gives me a "oh just stop it already! It's petty!" mindset  .
~~~Accepted offer to Ba Honors English @ Carleton Univerity, Ottawa  ~~~
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