Communities A community can be defined as a group of individuals that congregate to share common values, beliefs and interests. However, communities can be broken down to two different sub categories. A relational community would be a community where people come together based on a common interest whereas a territorial community would be where people are brought together due to their geography. Having previously attended a boarding school and currently attending college I will be comparing the two communities based on differences and similarities. Boarding school (high school) and college could be considered another fragment of one’s life. These days, most people go through the transition between high school and college and both worlds are similar but different at the same time. First of all, both are institutions for higher learning. High school could be considered as a platform to equip us with the knowledge required to succeed through college. In high school, students can afford to be more laidback and relaxed, as the responsibilities are not as heavy. Though students’ schedules are more relaxed, there is a downside to high school - they have a fixed time schedule and generally sit in a single classroom and hence have very little freedom. This could lead to increased levels of agitation and impatience among the students. High school also requires students to learn basic sciences, math and even different languages and this may not be appealing to some students. Whereas, college turns out to become a completely different story. Students are made to focus in on a specific subject area since they are made to choose a career path for their future. Subjects that are taught are more in depth and specific to their respective field of study and over everything lies the responsibility to be an independent individual as most students that enter college are already 18.