Contact closer and more frequent (5 days a week).

Academic competition is not as strong; good grades can often be obtained with minimum effort.

Students establish a personal status in academic and social activities based on family and community factors

Students can rely on parents, teachers and counselors to help make decisions and give advice. Students must abide by parents' boundaries and restrictions.

Students receive stimulation to achieve or participate from parents, teachers and counselors

Students' freedom is limited. Parents will often help students out of a crisis should one arise

There are distractions from school, but these are partially controlled by school and home.

Students often make value judgments based on parental values; thus, many of their value judgments are made for them

Faculty are available during office hours (posted hours each week) and by appointment to address students' concerns.

Academic competition is much stronger; minimum effort may produce poor grades.

Students can build their status as they wish; high school status can be repeated or changed.

Students rely on themselves; they see the results of making their own decisions. It is their responsibility to seek advice as needed. Students set their own restrictions.

Students apply their own motivation to their work and activities as they wish

Students have much more freedom. Students must accept responsibility for their own actions.

The opportunity for more distractions exists. Time management will become more important.

Students have the opportunity to see the world through their own eyes and develop their own opinions and values.