Which of the following is the best example of a thesis statement for a compare and contrast essay?
a. whether you are a high school student or a college student, you will need to work very hard.
b. college has a lot of similarities to high school, but there are many differences too.
c. there are many exciting aspects to living in a dorm as a college student.
d. in order to be admitted to the college of your choice, you will need to make good grades in high school.

The correct option - B.

Explanation:

A thesis statement gives a summary of the main point or claim of the essay or research paper, etc. Usually, it is expressed in one sentence.

Compare and contrast essays are used to examine how things are similar, and how they differ. Therefore, it looks at the similarities between two or more objects, and their differences.

Considering this in mind only the option B is correct. Here we see the thesis statement that claims about the similarities and differences between college and high school. This option could be the topic sentence after which there would be a paragraph with the development of this idea.

The correct answer is B. hope this helps!