HOW UNIVERSITY DIFFERS FROM SCHOOL OR COLLEGE
More academic independence . At university , your child will be expected to take responsibility for their own education . That means , for example , knowing when and where their lectures are and planning their own workload to meet essay and assessment deadlines . This can be a big leap for some students , but universities provide plenty of support while they get used to this new way of working .
Different learning methods . Your child will be used to a rigid timetable of lessons and homework . At university , the amount of structured learning time students have each week varies depending on the course . Some degrees , such as English and history , have around 12 to 15 hours of timetabled sessions per week , but students are expected to spend the rest of the time reading and doing library research . Other subjects , such as sciences , are fully timetabled with just a few hours ’ free time each week .
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