<p>AnonTx-I experienced a similar situation when I went to college. I graduated from a public high school in Kentucky, breezed through without studying and earned straight As. I went to Johns Hopkins and struggled my first semester academically in engineering. For me, there were two issues-partially the learning curve. Obviously the academic climate is much more competitive than my high school. THe other issue was I simply did not enjoy the coursework and promptly transferred into the school of Arts and Sciences and majored instead in history. While there was still a learning curve because of background and preparation, I was able to overcome them and graduate with a good GPA. I think the environment of Hopkins helped me to find what I wanted to do-while I probably could have finished an engineering program at a less difficult university I am very happy with my decision.</p>