what do you think the top reason is for college freshman to flunk out?

Question

what is the main factor of college freshman flunking out? too much pressure? too much freedom? laziness?

Answer 1

It's a mix of not having the parents guide them day by day telling them what to do. It's called "failure to launch."

The parents don't prepare the teen well enough to go out into the real world to face life on their own. Once they're out on their own they abuse the freedom, drugs, sex, and other factors which in turn causes them to get bad grades and eventually lose their scholarships or grants. Many students cant really afford college unless that money is there so once they get low grades it gets harder and harder to lift them up so the scholarships or grants don't leave

Answer 2

I work at a college where most students are NOT "traditional students." Most of them have attended college at some points in their lives and dropped out. Laziness, pressure, too much freedom, family problems, indecision about life... all of these things contribute to students dropping out; but all of these boil down to the student not being ready for college. If a person really wants a college degree (not mom and dad or anyone else... the student wants it) nothing will stop them. They need to be able to overcome the obstacles and pressures that life places on them and the only way they can do that is if their motivation to finish college comes from inside and they truly believe that NOTHING can stop them. They can party, be free and face problems like other college students and still come out with that degree.

Answer 3

I once failed out of a major university because of many reasons. The main point being that I was not ready to take my future seriously and all I wanted to do was party and have a good time. Not until I got tired of that scene was I able to recognize any future goals and begin to work hard to acheive them. Most recently, I graduated with an MBA and love what I do now! Not everyone follows the same path, so choose your own road, and remember that all roads lead to the same place eventually. One word of advise... moderation. Too much of a good thing can be bad.

Answer 4

I think the top reason freshmen flunk out of college is their inability to cope w/the simultaneous freedom and stress level from their additional work load. If they aren't able to balance the work load w/the stress relieving social activities within moderation (including underage drinking, don't try to stop it just understand it) then things spiral out of control. As a freshman 15yrs ago, I found that once the added structure from athletics practices were added to my routine, the bad grade spiral was broken. Athletics was my structure, and my stress outlet. Personally, I think that balance is key to avoiding flunking out of school.

Answer 5

I found freshman year the hardest since it was my first time having to share space with someone. Even worse since it was someone I didn't know. Waking up every moring in an uncomfortable space most of the time with a random guy in the bed across from me made me only want to roll over and go back to bed until they left. That made me miss classes and not get much done. Luckliy, i lived with friends and moved into and apartment so i had more private space after freshman year.

Answer 6

Laziness - a lot of the people I went to college with that flunked out stopped going to classes and doing work

Answer 7

it's the high school's fault. they just aren't properly prepared for college life, they think it's like high school where you can miss as much as you want and still get decent grades. most HS teachers do not truly prepare you for the college experience at all! they need to be more strict in a lot of different ways.

-not that the students should carry no blame, but the preparation is a key factor

Answer 8

Sometimes school isn't for everyone.

There's an old story that I really like on the subject.

Gillian Lynne - the world-reknown choreographer for Cats - the broadway show, was said to have never really been to bright. And she would fiddle in class and always disappoint her parents because she would flunk out and she would always be "out of it."

So after a few recommendations of parents and teachers and psychologists, one of them said to her mother, "You know ma'am, you're daughter isn't right for school. And she isn't right because she is a dancer. Take her to a dance school."

Obviously, she excelled. And the rest is history.

Now, unfortunately, very few people get the level of attention to discover our gifts that Gillian received. Mostly, people simply get chaotic and unforgiving towards those who flunk out.

So this is why so many bright people fall through the cracks.

Answer 9

I think a lotta times it's the mixture of the sudden freedom with bad work ethic (or not so good) in the first place, and not having someone watching their every move.

Answer 10

Alcohol