the main causes of failure in college?

Answer 1

taking classes that are way over your head in understanding leading to frustration and giving up. attending to many parties for social contact when you should have put them off until you were finished with your classwork. hard to concentrate when your tired from partying till the wee hours and are either wrung out or intoxicated. when there is a major point test slatted for the next day.

Answer 2

Well, the NUMBER 1 cause is DEFINITELY procrastination. I'm procrastinating right this very moment. I have a Differential Equations test in 8 hours, and haven't even begun to study. I'll do that in about 6 hours. It's just how college is.
A couple other good ones are:
2. Social scene - meaning, too many parties or just spending too much time with my friends while I should be studying
3. The fact that professors aren't nearly as concerned as they should be - Almost every single one does NOT give any homework, or even suggest what to study. Most expect even freshman to handle everything without guidance. And a lot don't not care about the student in general.
4. Expecting it to be easy - A lot of the people in college got in with a lot of A's and a couple B's while they were in high school. Most weren't challenged, and could do everything last minute, or not study at all and still ace the test. And it's very different in college. In the majority of classes, if you don't put in the study time, you fail.

These are the reasons that I and the majority of my friends have had problems in college, though NONE of us have 'failed'. Just received lower marks than we should have (getting C's in classes that were easy A's, or something like that)

Answer 3

Here are my experiences:
1. Homesickness- this is normally caused by having a girl/boyfriend at home or younger friends. I've seen girls attached to the computer 12 hours a day trying to still be involved in all of the drama at home.

2. Lack of studying- you actually have to study in college, and turn in your work. It's not complicated, but a lot of students have trouble understanding that extensions don't normally occur.

3. Parents- If you didn't have any freedom at home, you will abuse for your freedom at school. This leads to rebelling in every possible way from not going to classes to partying all night.

4. Sex- Several girls realize that they are pregnant around Thanksgiving/midterms from the opening week of school. This leads to stress for them and the father which keeps them from studying when they need it the most.

5. Video games- These things are addictive! You get hooked and don't have parents to kick you in the butt and make you do your homework or go to class.

6. Partying- Alcohol leads to sex (see above) and hangovers. So if you party Friday, you can't study with a head ache on Saturday. And you'll feel better that night and then feel twice as bad on Sunday. This means you got no work done over the weekend.

Want to succeed? Your chances of success with increase tremendously if you don't drink or have sex, and make it to all of your classes the first 6 weeks of school when things are the wildest and your reputation will be formed. I'm not saying don't party- you need to have fun- but avoid drinking and hook ups. Then study during the week and you'll be fine.

Answer 4

Time management.

I failed four classes last year because I just didn't have enough time for them. I'd sacrifice homework in one class to do the homework for the other one, start falling behind, then flip flop. I never had enough time to keep up. Of course, I don't go to your typical sort of school (I go to a military college), but it all came down to time management in the end.

People also fail because they don't attend classes--a lot of universities have mandatory attendance policies based on how many credits the class is, and professors WILL fail you if you are absent too many times. I've known several people who have failed because of that.

Getting sick is also a major cause. Universities are generally more understanding when it comes to illness, but only to an extent. You can't play the sick card every time you sleep late or have a hangover.

Answer 5

the main cause of failure in college the average High School "Education."

Answer 6

Lack of funds, if you cant pay the funds then a university or college wont let you in. They will harrass you until you get the funds to them, its all about money, power and greed.

Answer 7

I would have to say lack of communication with professors or instructors, partying too much, having to work a lot of hours to get by, dating, or just not ready.

Answer 8

some ppl procrastinate, party too much, do drugs, drop out cuz they needed to work or they got pregnant or they just arent college material

Answer 9

procrastination, parties, ADD

Answer 10

alcohol