Why College Students Drop Out

According to a new study from Harvard University, American students tend to drop out before receiving their degree at higher rates than in other developed countries. Only 56 percent of the students who enter America’s colleges and universities graduate within six years, while only 29 percent of students who enter two-year programs complete their degrees within three years, the study found. Young people in the United States after their High school year seem to not digesting College very well, and they’re just quitting. Thus, most of the time society consider these people as losers or quitters. However, it doesn’t reduce the amount of drop outs. Factors that can cause a student to drop out are numerous. Some student dropout for financial reasons. Secondly, some think it’s a waste of time. Lastly, some just can’t keep up with the stressfulness of college.
Remarkably, Colleges are really expensive here in the United States. In other words, college can be luxury. The cost of College nearly sextupled since 1985.thus, College students on one hand college students have phone bills, cable bills, electricity, on the other hand they have college tuition and fees to
Some College students just think that college is a big waste of time and energy. Particularly, students who are seeking a degree in arts tend to dropout more than the ones seeking other degrees. These specific kind of drop outers say that they prefer studying on their own. Thus, they just pursue their passion, and the things that really drive them. However, they mostly use internet. They think that they can learn whatever they want relatively an easier way, and they’re also going to learn it in a very affordable price. By the same token they also point out famous people who made it without a High school. Their references are mostly Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and Ted Turner. They just didn’t want to be the kind of person that are hoping to get a job after they graduated on their