Compared to high school, is it generally harder in college to get A's in academic courses?

Question

I usually get A+'s in high school. My gpa is a 3.996 on 4.0 scale.

Answer 1

Yes, college is different then high school; you have to try a lot harder. 3 important rules of getting A's in class:

1-Go to Class: Sit in the front and/or center, participate a lot, and don't skip any classes

2-Do your homework: Do all your reading, if you do this studying for the exams will be easy and you won't have to cram

3-Go to Professors Office hours: Make a point to go to office hours like once a week. Even if you don't have a question, make one up that you already know the answer to. I had a teacher give me the answers to the mid-term one time without telling me, I got a 100 on the exam. It only takes a half hour and your teacher will appreciate your effort and boost your grade.

I know it seems kind of dorky but if you want A's, thats what you have to do.

Answer 2

Yes. In high school the teacher will give you an assignment at a time...in college the professor's generally pass out a syllabus at the beginning of the semester (or quarter) with your reading assignments, papers, quiz's(if they give them) and exams. You are expected to do the work on your own...on time. No reminders and each and every one of your professors seems to think that their class is the only class that should be important to you. When they tell you plan on 3 hours of study for every one hour of class time...they are under estimating if you want good grades. Some classes only give two exams...and that's your grade. College is not a place to play anymore. Once it was affordable...not any longer. The average freshman will pay in excess of $10,000 in books, tuition, room & board. Not to mention clothes, transportation, paper & supplies and the computers that seem to be nessary today. If your sure you want to go, keep studying, and look into as many grants and scholarships as you can... and take it very seriously. Good luck.

Answer 3

Hahaha. Yeah, it's harder. I don't think anyone gets A+'s in college. Maybe one or two, but not in everything. That's crazy talk.

Cexis was correct, though, that college can be more fun and more engaging than high school. It can be much more interesting, but you shouldn't expect easy A's all the time. You'll have a few classes that may be easier, but for the most part, college standards are higher.

Answer 4

u should plan to study 2 hours for every credit hour u take.. College is MUCH harder ..plan to make a C for every A in HS... In college u ae expected to already know some thing. they will NOT babysit u and remind u to do ur homework.. In HS u probably had a test after every chapter..In college, u will have some classes that only test 2-3 times all sem and then on 7 or 8 chapters at a time.. u grades are dependent on ur attending class..some prof. will fail u on purpose if u miss too much.

Answer 5

I was a straight A student in high school. Didn't have to study and didn't really try. I figured it all came naturally as long as I payed attention in class and applied what I learned to get a better feel to the information.

In college... well... let's say I don't think my high school prepared me much. I think I get a bit overwhelmed with the tons of studying I have to do.

It also all depends on your professor. ;) Some are harder than others.

Study groups are always the best choice for me, though. I learn my best in those. :)

Answer 6

Yes. Much harder. In high school there are people that make you go and you have people around you for support. In college, they aren't playing with you. You're paying for it. It takes more discipline to get yourself out of bed everyday and make it to class. And the work is harder. Help isn't always easy to find either. But if you are doing that well in school that means that you already have excellent study skills - they will come in VERY handy. A lot of kids don't end up with those out of high school.

Answer 7

Depends. In high school it was extremely easy to get A's in a course for me. All I had to do was pay a little bit of attention in class one or two days a week. I never studied. In college assuming it's not community college which in my experience was much easier than high school, you must do your readings and show up for the lectures. How much you have to reveiw and study really depends on what kind of course it is, what your interest level is ect. Managing your time and learning proper skills for reading and a minute amount of critial thinking is what gets you good grades in college. The ability to remember and regurgitate information gets you A's in high school.

Answer 8

Well --with grades like the one's indicated -- you have certainly set the stage for good college achievement. However --some of the factors that ought to be taken into consideration when you go to college are 1) the amount of distractions at college -- and the propensity to get caught up in the distractions. 2) If you go to a brand name college --there will be a lot of people like you -- people who did very well in H.S. Hence, obviously the bar has been raised in terms of "standards" ie; if "everyone" is performing at a higher standard -- obviously the definition for "excellence" has been raised.

Good luck to you.

Answer 9

Yes, it's harder! I graduated high school with honors. I got to college and it kicked my butt! The main reason why is because in high school, you have projects, homework, etc. But in college, you READ-READ-READ and take an exam on it. There isn't much homework and projects to bring up your grade. If your good and exams, you'll do fine. But if your ok at them but do well on your work stuff, you might get prepared for constant reading.

Answer 10

it really depends. i hated highschool, and got bad grades, but when you go to college its different because then you take classes that you have to pay for and you can pick what you actually want to take, so instead of feeling like your forced, you go because you to do something with your life, i get all a's and b's in college :)