The experience of switching from high school to a college campus can be very overwhelming for many students in today’s society. A big question amongst many adults is why are some of these students deciding to drop out of college in their first few years? Moving to a four year college right away, instead of attending a community college, partying, feeling like no extra guidance is available, and employment issues all play a role in this. For some students, just the mere issue of being thrown into a four year college miles away from home is enough to get their emotions running wildly. The feeling of homesickness starts to set in, and this will often leave the teen wondering why on earth they had even wanted to go away to a four year college in the first place (Lewis). Some students may end up getting used to these feelings of homesickness in time and adapt well to their new environment; for others, however, it seems to be a …show more content…
Well, you can be both right and wrong with this question. Sure, college parties are a great way to meet new friends and have some down time and fun after classes, but if the student allows this get too out of hand, that is when things start to go wrong. Students should be allowed to have fun in college. There is no rule against having fun at all; however, the kids do need to realize that having fun needs to be done in moderation. When partying gets too out of hand, the students tend to forget their responsibilities of getting homework done. It may turn into "Oh, I have a party coming up in a few hours. I guess I can just do my English homework afterwards!" This trend continues to grow until some students decide not to care about their work at all (“Top 11 Reasons”). When seeing the failing grades because of their partying, the teens get