<p>I thought college was easier than high school, but like everyone else said, that depends largely on your educational background and the program you’re in.</p>
<p>I studied much less in college than I did in high school, but that was mainly because there was much less “busy work” and I was always very good at learning independently. I learned material quickly without much external assistance, I was a good test taker, and I was in a major that I was good at. I also went to a good high school so I had a solid educational background, and it was pretty easy for me to assimilate each course I took into what I already new about the subject. As I got higher up in coursework, it got even easier (and less stressful) because I had a good background to incorporate all my classes into, and I had become pretty good at learning the material and navigating what was expected of me.</p>
<p>Objectively, the material was probably harder than high school, but I was also a better student and a better learner at the time. With all of your classes, you’re growing as an academic as well, and courses that may have been nearly impossible when you’re fourteen years old might be much easier when you’re eighteen. You just know more–about the subject and about how to learn–but if you’re never really developed those skills before (for whatever reason), then you might find college to be more of a leap than you were expecting.</p>
<p>If you had a solid education in high school, if you’re in a major that you’re good at and well-suited for, if you learn well independently and know where to get help when you need it, if you have the discipline to study when you need to, then college probably won’t feel THAT hard to you.</p>
<p>If, on the other hand, you’re high school wasn’t very good, you’re in a major that is more challenging to you or aren’t as naturally inclined towards, you’ve never really had to manage your own time, you don’t learn as quickly or independently as colleges can sometimes require, or you have never really developed very good study skills, then college will likely be more challenging to you.</p>