Hi, I'm a HS senior at a humble public school. And I mean, this school definitely could be worse, but I do feel as though I've had more limited opportunities and access to knowledgeable, helpful teachers that would've really helped my intellectual growth. When I interact with private school friends, I've really felt the differences in academic rigor, college preparedness, etc.

I've made full use of what was available to me, I've been academically successful here, I lead a few organizations/made one of my own, I've had great relationships with the teachers I admired. This has helped me gain entrance into a strong college that is pretty academically rigorous, and I already know there will be a pretty steep hill for me to work extra hard and catch up to where my peers will be (example: I'm missing a strong foundation in math/hard sciences). And I also readily admit that some of this anxiety is about vanity, this new prospect of being mediocre in a bigger pond.

I expect many have been in my situation. What was your transition like? Do you have any academic advice that helped you adjust to the switch? Is it advisable that I spend some time this summer trying to "catch up" on missing knowledge?
user
The gap of difficulty/rigor in my high school and college is extremely wide. Any advice or relevant experience?
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Hi, I'm a HS senior at a humble public school. And I mean, this school definitely could be worse, but I do feel as though I've had more limited opportunities and access to knowledgeable, helpful teachers that would've really helped my intellectual growth. When I interact with private school friends, I've really felt the differences in academic rigor, college preparedness, etc.

I've made full use of what was available to me, I've been academically successful here, I lead a few organizations/made one of my own, I've had great relationships with the teachers I admired. This has helped me gain entrance into a strong college that is pretty academically rigorous, and I already know there will be a pretty steep hill for me to work extra hard and catch up to where my peers will be (example: I'm missing a strong foundation in math/hard sciences). And I also readily admit that some of this anxiety is about vanity, this new prospect of being mediocre in a bigger pond.

I expect many have been in my situation. What was your transition like? Do you have any academic advice that helped you adjust to the switch? Is it advisable that I spend some time this summer trying to "catch up" on missing knowledge?
user
I'm finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, and I need to know how to transition from a "big" school to a
assistant