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5 Reasons College Is Better Than High School

Choosing what you take is the best!

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In high school all we want to do is graduate and get to college. In high school there are all these rules and most of the time that is why we want to leave. In college, well we don't have the rules that high school does and it's great. Here are five reasons why college is better than high school.

1. No dress code

You can literally wear whatever you want.

2. You choose what classes you take.

And with that, you're less miserable in class.

3. Phones are allowed (sometimes)

Ok, so this is actually a bigger deal than it seems. At my college, some professors are stricter on this policy, but some are very lenient. When you can have your phone out, there is a weird comfort about it and that isn't good for the generation because it shows how attached we are to our phones. It is helpful, however, if we need to Google something and we don't have our computers, we can just whip out our phone.

4. Less drama

I repeat: LESS DRAMA. In college, you don't have to be around people that you don't want to be around. In high school, it was inevitable to run into someone you didn't like and there was a better chance for the drama to start. In college you just avoid people and nobody knows you in the beginning so why would you get something started when you don't even have to?

5. Friends

College friends are better than high school friends. In college, you can decide who you want to become friends with because it's a fresh start, but in high school, you knew everyone and were automatically friends/acquaintances with them. College friends are lifelong friends, whereas high school probably isn't.

If you're like me you probably only talk to about three people you graduated with and only one is still your bestie for the restie. I mean don't we want friends like Ross, Chandler, Monica, Rachel, Phoebe, and Joey?


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