Scholars 6 | - Freelance Writer
Jun 01, 2018 | #1
High school students often get miffed at having to do so much reading and essay writing as part of their class requirements. The students find it boring, repetitive, and not relevant to their studies. In short, they think of it as a waste of time. Surely there is some other way to learn the lesson. A far more interesting way. What they don't realize is that the essay writing and research papers they develop in high school can make or break their college education.
High school essays teach the students how to write academic essays. They are encouraged to develop a writing style early on to help them deal with the more intricate papers they will be writing in the future. In fact, these high school essays are the first step towards their introduction to college essay and research writing tasks. The first task of which, are the college application essays. These college application essays are the first criteria that helps the admissions officers to determine the preparedness of a high school student to progress to the next academic level.
However, students do not realize early enough that there is a tremendous amount of difference between writing a high school essay and a college level essay. There are several differences that do not become obvious to the student at the high school level because the teachers are there to guide them, by allowing them time to revise their essays when they make mistakes. Something that college professors do not normally allow a student to do.
What changes should a high school student be prepared to address once he begins to write essays at a college level then? Here's a run-down of what to expect:
In high school, a student can expect to get a passing grade for an essay simply because the student was able to prove an understanding of the class discussion. Teachers, who are training the students for future advanced writing, make sure to keep their hands on the student's essay development by pointing out mistakes and showing the student how to improve the presentation. In college, the student is simply provided with a discussion topic to be threshed out over a few words or pages. If the paper is wrong, the student doesn't get a second chance. He's got only one opportunity to impress his professor. If he fails, there's always the next assignment.
The high school teacher does not expect a high school student to present a solution to ever lasting world peace. The teacher will be more than satisfied with the essay if the student can write something interesting or informative. The college essay though, needs to go beyond simplistic expectations. As future professionals. The professors hold the students to a higher academic writing standard that not only proves an ability to write in English, but also provides an insight into the analytical, research, and opinion presentation abilities of the student.
Most high school essays are written from a neutral standpoint. This allows the student to learn more about a given topic based on varying points of view. A college essay however, is always written from the active first-person point of view since research evidence and analysis of the material is required for the proper presentation of the discussion.
While high school and college essays are markedly different based on several factors, the one constant between a high school and college essay is that there is only one purpose for the development of the paper. To prove to the teacher or professor that the student learned something from the class and the available reading material, with the help of some additional research.
High school essays teach the students how to write academic essays. They are encouraged to develop a writing style early on to help them deal with the more intricate papers they will be writing in the future. In fact, these high school essays are the first step towards their introduction to college essay and research writing tasks. The first task of which, are the college application essays. These college application essays are the first criteria that helps the admissions officers to determine the preparedness of a high school student to progress to the next academic level.
However, students do not realize early enough that there is a tremendous amount of difference between writing a high school essay and a college level essay. There are several differences that do not become obvious to the student at the high school level because the teachers are there to guide them, by allowing them time to revise their essays when they make mistakes. Something that college professors do not normally allow a student to do.What changes should a high school student be prepared to address once he begins to write essays at a college level then? Here's a run-down of what to expect:
Deeper Thesis Statements
In high school, a student can expect to get a passing grade for an essay simply because the student was able to prove an understanding of the class discussion. Teachers, who are training the students for future advanced writing, make sure to keep their hands on the student's essay development by pointing out mistakes and showing the student how to improve the presentation. In college, the student is simply provided with a discussion topic to be threshed out over a few words or pages. If the paper is wrong, the student doesn't get a second chance. He's got only one opportunity to impress his professor. If he fails, there's always the next assignment.
The Type of Reader
The high school teacher does not expect a high school student to present a solution to ever lasting world peace. The teacher will be more than satisfied with the essay if the student can write something interesting or informative. The college essay though, needs to go beyond simplistic expectations. As future professionals. The professors hold the students to a higher academic writing standard that not only proves an ability to write in English, but also provides an insight into the analytical, research, and opinion presentation abilities of the student.
Opinion Essays
Most high school essays are written from a neutral standpoint. This allows the student to learn more about a given topic based on varying points of view. A college essay however, is always written from the active first-person point of view since research evidence and analysis of the material is required for the proper presentation of the discussion.
While high school and college essays are markedly different based on several factors, the one constant between a high school and college essay is that there is only one purpose for the development of the paper. To prove to the teacher or professor that the student learned something from the class and the available reading material, with the help of some additional research.