Why Do Students “Flunk Out” Of College?

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Why Do Students “Flunk out” of College? The value of a college education should not be under estimated, there are very many reasons why students drop out of college. Reasons may include; but not limited to a student being overwhelmed with his or her entire college schedule, personal or school related stress, finances, and peer pressure causing alcohol and drug abuse. Understanding that these problems can potential exist is the first step. There is no denying that college is hard; it’s supposed to be that way, if college were easy than everyone would have a college degree. Having a college degree is what will separate you, a college graduate, from everyone else; allowing you to be the” pick of liter”, so to speak. There are many different ways to avoid falling into the “drop out” mentality. All of which are very easy to accomplish if you know where to start. Attend all your classes; don’t talk yourself into believing this is not the most vital part of college. Although you think it will not matter to miss just one class, this could be the start of a downward spiral that will be hard to stop and you will have so much trouble trying to catch up; you may just give up. Get organized; Create a weekly calendar this will help you to remember tests and upcoming assignments; your life is busy, try and make it a little easier anyway you can. Do not procrastinate; this is the hardest one of all, because we all tend to do this at some point in our life. Don’t wait until the day your assignment is due, this will only cause unnecessary stress. It may be tempting to not study allowing you the opportunity to go and do something you think is more important, or more exciting, but you will regret this decision later. Develop good study habits. Studying is the key to your success, at times it may seem boring or pointless, however, you must set aside time to study if you
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