Reasons Why Young People Fail in College

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Reasons Why Young People Fail in College

Posted by TheStudenomist 1152 days ago, popular 1151 days ago (http://studenomics.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: college fail invest studying

With the new winter semester approaching it is important to look at reasons as to why many young people drop out of school.

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sunnyspeaks 1151 days ago

Well, the last one is most important. You must make a self-analysis and understand what you are capable of. Choosing a wrong course, may spoil your career forever.

tshipp 1151 days ago

Having to work, IMO, is one of the BIGGEST reasons many fail in college! I am a living example of that... not that I'm failing in college or anything, but it sure makes it tough. I was recently married and am now working full time while going to college almost full-time; it makes it REALLY, REALLY hard!

Try to adjust your schedule to where if you are taking a full 12 credits that you're only working 20 hours a week.

You should be fine.

Honestly, it's not even that though... the biggest reason is that our time isn't spent wisely and we waste a lot of time rather than studying! :)

FACEBOOK is the real monster here! :)

paulronan 1151 days ago

Good advice from all. There have been an increase of posts on Tip'd relating to college. I wonder if Tip'd is getting more popular among students?

Snouty 1151 days ago

The trouble is college is arm's race and a zero sum game-- you might need to work for spare change but your friend won't and can concentrate more on studies, get marked by the same tutor, and be seen as smarter or more hard-working and thus do better.

@paulronan: I was quite financially smart in college, but I should have focused more on increasing my earnings during the holidays. It'd have been nice to have that compounding for a couple of decades in the markets... ready to lose an even bigger chunk in this year's bear ;-)

DataCraft 1151 days ago

I think that these are all solid reasons but the one I see occuring the most is what was listed as #1- working.

I was lucky enough to be able to study while I was at work, but I know that many of my classmates weren't as fortunate. Many students aren't able to study while at work, or if they are it's hard for them to concentrate because there are so many other things going on around them... because of this their grades start falling which causes them to work less which means a smaller paycheck which means school is less affordable.

How do they cope with that? They start picking up hours and the cycle starts all over again.

My advice (for under classman and high school students especially)is to start applying for any scholarship they can get their hands on, they might not even get half of them but they'll appreciate what they do get.

I do agree with tshipp that time management (or lack thereof) is a big culprit that can't be ignored. But then again I have yet to regret the time I spent goofing off with friends and roommates :)

tshipp 1150 days ago

@DataCraft: I couldn't agree more with you advice to get scholarships! Honestly, THEY ARE OUT THERE! Or... you might try FAFSA and get some money from the government. I have done that and saved literally thousands.

Moneymaker 1150 days ago

Good list of reasons. I remember when I went to college 2 of my roommates failed out because they spent their nights playing WOW and could not get up in the AM for classes. That is addicting glad I never got into it.

DataCraft 1150 days ago

@tshipp: It's amazing the amount of money you can get if you just ask for it! It's really that simple (well for college students at least... it's proving to be a little more difficult in the real world)

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