1. Strange Faces

Teenagers (15-18) in the classroom, girls laughing

In high school, you know all your classmates and everything about their family. In college, you might be lucky if you remember who sits beside you during different lectures.

  1. Dating

In high school, you worry about your parents seeing you holding hands with your crush. In colleges, you make out with a stranger in a room full of people, and no one bothers.

  1. Nerds & No Nerds

In high school, if you do not drink, you are dubbed a nerd or a loser. In college, if you do not drink, nobody cares as always.

  1. Endless Homework

Mental health issues like anxiety or depression can affect a student’s schoolwork and can be identified with screenings by the MSU Counseling Center. The Center will be hosting a free screening at different locations around campus on Thursday. Lauren Wood/The State News

In high school, you might think that your teachers give you a lot of assignments, but once you join college, you get mountains of assignments that you need to finish in a single night.

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  1. Now what?

Once you graduate from high school, you have a feeling of freedom. Graduation from college leaves you wondering about what to do next.