Professors are very different from the teachers that you are used to from high school.
In high school, teachers usually check to make sure that you’ve completed your homework and would usually assign grades or “bonus points” for this work.
In college, professors assign homework, make the assumption that you have done the work and will expect you to ask questions if you have had trouble so that you will be able to perform on exams, papers and projects.
In high school, teachers would generally approach you and try to offer extra help if they saw that you were not performing well on the tests.
In college, professors are usually very willing to help you, but will expect you to initiate contact if you are struggling in a course.
In high school, teachers generally followed the book by the letter and would test you only on that information. It is important to realize that college professors may not always follow the textbook in lectures but may give you illustrations and background information and expect you to relate it to material in the textbook.
In college it is up to you to read and understand the assigned material; lectures and assignments proceed from the assumption that you’ve already done the readings.
In high school, teachers often reminded you about upcoming tests and assignments.
In college, professors rely on you to know when things are due. They will provide you with a syllabus, which is an outline of the course that lists the professor’s expectations, assignments, grading procedures and due dates of tests and projects. They will usually go over this document on the first day of class and see it as your contract for the semester.
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