Is community college, or college in general, difficult?

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I wish to know, how much is the difficulty scaled in comparison to high school?

I was a high school drop out, made a 4.0 in my freshmen year GPA wise, but became utterly and severely depressed during my sophomore to senior year of education. I tried visiting a psychiatrist with my mother, but the psychiatrist gave us the wrong dose of medicine. Long story short, was not able to see a psychiatrist again due to my mother's worries.

I'm not sure if I'm educated enough to do well in college, and I'm worried about the challenges it may present. I have overcome my depression and am willing to work hard now, but I'm not sure if that is enough nor am I sure if I am intelligent enough to take on college's routine.

What are the hours, of work and school usually for a full-time student? How difficult is the work and studying in comparison to high school?

THANK YOU, very much!
 
I thought it was extremely overrated. but then again, I took AP, Gifted and advanced courses. 12 hours is considered full time, and is very light-weight if you ask me. I had 16 this past spring, but changed my major and dropped a few. so after that, I was down to 12. easy-peasy. I think you have to take 15-16 hours to finish in 4 years though, but I think its reasonable. plus I was working and doing other stuff with plenty of time to study. mostly I just had to read or do hw online.

in college your days are less structured, so you can do more.
 
With only one year of high school, you probably won't have the background to do college work even if you're smart enough (and the 4.0 makes it sound like you're plenty smart). You need to get a GED or equivalent before you think about college.

As for the difficulty, the hardest part of college is motivating yourself to study. In high school you do most of your learning in class- in college you might only be in a classroom for 12 or 16 hours a week, but you'll have to spend a lot more time than that studying and reviewing the material. The difficulty of the classes depends a lot on the class and the college, and also your own strengths- I found science classes easy, but struggled to write at a college level. It also builds up gradually- freshman classes aren't that much harder than upper level high school work, but by your senior year it'll be a bigger difference.

If you're not sure about college, remember that it's not an all or nothing thing- you can take one or two classes at a community college or night school level, and if you find that you're good at it and enjoy it then you can take on a full-time course load.
 
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