Following the rules Vs. Choosing Responsibly

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High School is mandatory and usually free.

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College is voluntary and expensive.

Front

Your time is structured by others.

Back

You manage your own time.

Front

You need permission to participate in extracurricular activities.

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You must decide whether to participate in co-curricular activities.

Front

You can count on parents and teachers to remind you of your responsibilities and to guide you in setting priorities.

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You must balance your responsibilities and set priorities. You will face moral and ethical decisions you have never faced before.

Front

Each day you proceed from one class directly to another.

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You often have hours between classes; class times vary throughout the day and evening and you spend mostly 12 to 16 hours each week in class.

Front

Most of your classes are arranged for you.

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You arrange your own schedule in consultation with your advisor.

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Guiding principle: You will usually be told what to do and corrected if your behavior is out of line.

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Guiding principle: You are expected to take responsibility for what you do and don't do, as well as for the consequences of your decisions.