High school is the end of compulsory education in America. Following graduation, young adults have to decide what to do next. For some that means entering the workforce, for others it means taking time off to evaluate the options ahead of them, and for many it means continuing their education by entering college and earning a degree.
For many of the young people that continue on to the world of higher education, college represents a major change in their lives, both in terms of the increased academic rigors they will face as well as the increased freedom that comes with a more independent lifestyle. High school will ideally have prepared students for these changes and transitions, but is that really what is happening?
To find out, our team, with help from our partner Grand Canyon Education, surveyed 1,500 recent college students to find out how well they felt their high school education prepared them for various aspects of collegiate life. Read on to learn more about what we uncovered.