Comments on: Top 11 Reasons Why Students Drop out of College

By: GTRrocker

GTRrocker — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:57:10 +0000

I am dropping out of college as soon as I get my AA degree. I was going to go for a sociology BA, but I can’t take the stress and pressure from school and society. If I drop out I am a loser, if I major in an arts field I am a loser that is 30k in debt and can’t find a job with the degree. I would rather take the 17k I have saved up and do something else that isn’t safe. I am also sick of people telling me to work at McDonalds since I am dropping out. F— YOU! Just because you have a degree or are getting one doesn’t mean you are any better than me. So enjoy your degree and your debt when you graduate.

By: colexic-vision

colexic-vision — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:56:57 +0000

I’m currently a fine art major and can’t wait to get out. Tired of being broke, overwhelmed with deadlines and having to answer to boring teachers who are making money on my dime. Don’t get me started about the b-s politics of an administration that has been annually raising the tuition 7% for the past five years. College is government sanctioned piracy and I feel sorry for the next generation of kids who will have to suffer through it. But only a semester and a half to go! A degree looks good no matter what. Will probably end up in the service industry working for AC Moore but whatever, education doesn’t hurt but wastes a lot of time. Sounds crazy but I can’t wait to start working 40 hours a week and getting a check and able to finally feel secure living.

By: Julia

Julia — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:43:45 +0000

Okay… the main issue I see is people not doing what they truely want to do because of doubting themselves, or because it’s not what their parents want. People are afraid of “failure” but success does not always mean wealth. I believe success means happiness, if you know you won’t be happy without wealth then great for you, continue college, but some people only seek out happiness, you shouldn’t push your strict ideals on free spirits when they’re already going through mental confliction when trying to decide where THEIR future lies. It doesn’t make them stupid if they choose not to pursue college, I think it’s brilliant if they’re doing it to take on a challenge of finding their own success even though it doesn’t fit in with the social normalities. I’m going through this turmoil myself right now, and it’s all about deciding whether I’d be happier with wealth or the job I love, should I continue college? Or should I get started right away on this dream I have? It’s a very brave idea, but it’s all about the individuals path in life and where their hearts are telling them to go. I will think long and hard on my decision before I act impulsively and dump everything I’ve started.

By: Jazzy

Jazzy — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:01:39 +0000

I don’t know why its so hard for someone to find out their purpose in life. I’m in College and i thought i could do it but I’m always discouraged i was born here i don’t get financial aid i work full time go to school Full time. I’m not ready i think. Its not that i want someone to hold my hand its just there so much going on in life. In a freshman seminar class that i had to do a self assessment test and do a paper on it and it just hit me that the career that i want to do (physical therapy) maybe isn’t for me, I WANT TO BE A EMT-PARAMEDIC!and also that i really hate everything i mainly stand for but its either this or the military….Honestly Just follow what makes you happy… SO COLLEGE I BID YOU ADIEU XD

By: Jay White

Jay White — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:58:53 +0000

I totally agree with the $$$ vs long term gratification. I been through that and its exactly what happened I worked hours and hours at the job and tried doing the same for school and somewhere in between got lost.

By: bblahh

bblahh — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:11:56 +0000

i am growing tired of the amount of crap they push on you that you don’t really need. i’m learning computer science, and i don’t like how all they do is teach you the old ways of doing things, it takes away from your creativity when all of the assignments have to be exactly like what someone else has already done. I am also haunted by my musical interests, which are being neglected. and the thought that by the time i’m done with college i’ll be a full adult really scares me, life goes so fast.

By: maria

maria — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:08:33 +0000

I had a horrible high school.
Teachers literally gave you answers on tests
and the counselors were never available to talk to students unless it was the manditory time to pick your classes for the next quarter.
I’m in my first semester now but it’s way too difficult for me.
I only got in to my college because my father works as a prof there. I should have known I wouldn’t survive.
And I never go out with friends. I’m always home and studying and I still can’t pass classes.
I’m going to drop out and either go to a tech school to become a paralegal or a hospital program and become a radiology tech.

By: julia

julia — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:11:21 +0000

I am on the community college librarycomputer right. I say I feel like ido’t fit in,they are packing me with way too much homework and i wasunprepared to begin with. to top it off my professor is saying that he is not going to let me quit, and that he is going to guideme until i get both my GED and degree. so i am making a compromise to myself if one morething goes wrong in thiscollege to me and i feel because i am not academically prepared, i will totally quit and be a low life bum

By: Geniusika

Geniusika — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:35:15 +0000

F… College, i attend a 4 year course and after 5 year and half i’m still not graduating. I decided to stop this nonsense. The teacher are f….ing corrupt, lying bastard, forcing me to memorize complete nonsense word, after 5 year,i still haven’t learned a damn thing! The teacher can go f… themselves up. I’m trying to contact a work agency, trying to find a job.

By: mike

mike — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:18:47 +0000

Personally i dont like college what so ever i think its a waste of time. but i also think that if your currently in college you should stay because these days its nearly impossible to get a job without a degree. yes money is tight but life isnt supposed to be easy. and besides after college its not like you ever have to come back or anything. if you can make it through 12 years of school you can do a few more its no the end of the world.