It's all over now. No more strict teachers, no more guidance counselors that tell you what is best for you, no more restrictions; this all happens when you graduate high school. Once you throw that cap in the air, you begin a new stage in your life that will carry out for the rest of your future. In college, you are now becoming an individual and now you are responsible for you own actions. High school and college are very different and as incoming freshmen, you think that it's the same but the work is much harder. Well let's get this myth straightened out. The capacity of work does get much harder, but other things come along with the experience of college. Freedom is one of the biggest privileges that are given to you as a college student, and now it's up to you do know what to do with it. No one will be there to tell you what you have to do, whether or not you go to class, whether or not you are on time; it's all up to you. You are thinking, "well that's great", but what you don't realize is that for all of your actions there will be a consequence. As freshmen, you are vulnerable to the evils of freedom. This is when prioritizing comes in handy. You must realize what is important and what's not. The first thing you should have in mind is academics. Then the rest follows.
             In high school teachers were always behind your back and telling you what you had to do. They reminded you when an assignment was due and if you didn't do it than they would call your parents. They would extend their helping hand so you could do well in their course. They would go that extra mile for you. They never let you give up and they always believed that you could achieve the goals of the class. They gave you support and if you asked for help they wouldn't deny you it. This is what you are giving up and freedom is what you are getting in return.
             In college it changes in a dramatic way. You lose teachers and ga
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