College Dropout Causes

Most human beings begin college with high expectations of obtaining a degree to become successful in life. Many students are not academically prepared to meet the requirements needed to complete the courses they are enrolled in. The freedom of becoming an adult takes a great toll on the education of new comers to a college. Half of college students are likely to never receive a college degree. Attributes that contribute to a student failing in college is the lack of skills that prepares students for a higher education.

College debts also have frightened the future students into not applying for college. Almost half of all adults 18-34 cannot afford the price of college anymore ("Here 's Your Crisis: Student Loan Debt Isn 't a Myth"). Those who do go to college most likely cannot start a business or continue their career path because of the extraneous debt they

Another cause of this is the inability of students to pay off their loans. Nearly two-thirds of college freshmen feel concerned about how to pay for college and almost the same amount graduate with debt (Marill and O’Leary 64-66, 93). Since high tuition and loans drastically affect a person, many students feel forced to take this into consideration when making plans for their future. Many plans and dreams that high school students have become altered when reality hits them about the cost of continuing their education. Therefore, students just cannot afford higher education.

However, there are some symptoms that students will show indicating they might be depressed. Some of the symptoms include fatigue, angry outbursts; lost interest in normal activities and trouble concentrating (College Depression). One of the major problems with depression is that if it’s left untreated or undetected it can lead to suicide which is the second leading cause of death among college students today (Snyder). The causes of depression among college students vary by students but, generally there are a few reasons why students feel depressed. One of the biggest reasons is that for most students this is the first time they are living away from home and they miss their family and friends.

College brings many changes to a young adolescent. Moving away from parents and being on your own is the biggest and sometimes scariest step. This change for college students can sometimes be very dramatic and can often lead to depression. A column written by Michael Kerr (2012) reported that one out of every four-college student suffers from some sort of mental illness, depression being the most common. It also stated that 44 percent of American college students report having symptoms of depression.

Too many young African Americans are giving up the life and freedoms many fought hard to gain and the rising tuition costs are not helping. As one can see, the growing cost of education negatively affects students. Most students spend over half of their paychecks trying to pay back debt which was obtained while trying to pay for an education. With this in mind, many parents are also having to overwork themselves to pay off debt as a result of sending their children to college. African American students face a great deal of struggle because of the cost of education; however, students of all races and backgrounds are seeing less and less opportunities for advancement because of the growing cost of a college

As the new semester begins in college, a fair number of students get frustrated and face a stressful situation by new school environment. Many high school seniors are not ready for college and have neither knowledge nor understanding of college life. There are even some students who quit their studies due to stress from college. Stress is a factor that we all face in our lives, but too much stress is not good for your health. Maintaining a balance between school and social life, students have too much work load, financial burden for students; these factors are one of the main reasons of why college students are under a lot of stress.

Selecting which college to attend is often one of the most difficult choices to make. In most cases, it depends on where you live, how much money is willing to be invested, and the reputation of the college; perhaps, a parent influenced the decision. Although many factors determine where a student chooses to attend college, the more important issue, however, is that many students dropout of college. According to American College Testing (ACT), one in every four students leaves college before completing their sophomore years. For various reasons, students are dropping out of college.

Students turn to be irritable and defensive. Stressed and defensive characters will be opposed to the right schedule and they miss classes and final exams. The student could have done pretty well if he/she spent a stress free life in college. Works Cited Driscoll, E. (2013) Stress in College: What Causes it and How to Combat it, FOX Business, 73(12) Jason, J. (2005).

The American educational system is failing minority students; strongly students are not attending school because of expenses. Students who are coming from low incomes can’t afford to pay for college, they are taking out to many loans causing students to end up with an unreasonable amount of debt, and young adults are not being inspired and empowered enough to want to attend college regardless of their background. Today’s youth and their education are slowly catching the attention of many people, who are perturbed for their child and their high income peers. Minority students such as Hispanics, and African Americans have a negative impact on the percentage of how many do graduate high school , attend college, and finish. Stated in, The Great Debate (September 4, 2013) “Colleges can work directly with national organizations like The Posse Foundation and A Better Chance, which identify top students from disadvantaged communities and begin preparing them for college, in some cases while they are still in middle school.” If they work together to make sure students learn more about college than the students will be able to keep up their grades and receive scholarships to attend.