Is freshmen year of college really the hardest?

Question

So far it has been I mixed bag for me. Some classes are easy others kill me.

Answer 1

hell yeah.... I had to take bio, bio lab, chemistry, chem lab, calculus and english my first semester and could barely breathe. Take it easy your first semester so as to get acclimated to college life. There's lots of freedom therefore lots of distraction so use breaks between class wisely so you can go out at night or whenever your works done. Hope this helps.

Answer 2

For American students, freshmen year is often difficult, though not necessarily because of the classes themselves.

Unfortunately, the majority of high school education does not adequately prepare students for college-level course work. Very few college professors will chase you down and ask where your late homework is. Very few college professors will give you extra credit for perfect or near perfect attendance.

Many freshmen students haven't yet learned how to balance their time between school, work and social life. At home, they had their parents to discipline them into doing it. Away at college, though, and the social allure is sometimes too strong. Also, many freshmen students have trouble adjusting to living with a complete stranger and away from their families.

So it's really not the nature of the classes themselves, but rather the adjustment from high school to college. Most do well with it, but some can't handle it.

Answer 3

For some people, freshman year is very difficult because of all the changes they are getting used to - living on their own, dealing with a different academic environment, etc. However, the academics themselves generally become more difficult over time, as most students become able to handle that pressure better once they are used to college.

Answer 4

Study a lot and reflect over what you are learning. It is important to figure out what you want to study. Keep in mind job prospects afterwords.

Freshman year in the USA is hard because you take 5 unrelated courses--general education. That can be tough. I remember I had English, geology, psychology, history and a humanities class, plus P.E. Nothing tied in with each other.

Good luck.