A wise politician once said, “It is virtually impossible to compete in today's global economy without a college degree” (Bobby Scott). Even with this true, many college students end up dropping out of college for various reason. Dreams can be lost, goals fall apart, and time will know an end. Although there are numerous reasons why students drop out of college, I believe college students may drop out of college because of money problems, family hardships, and laziness.
Not everybody walks around with pockets full of money. Some people are hit with luck that doesn’t go their way; for example, the main source of income could have been laid off of work. Just because the parent wasn’t laid off, doesn’t always mean that the income is reliable. …show more content…
Some families have ill family members who need constant attention and prefer close family members instead of strangers to take care of them. Ill members aren’t the only ones that need taking care of because there are also kids that need to be taken care of: brothers, sisters, or even their own kids. A student who dropped out might have gotten pregnant in college and had to drop out because of it. Some families have trouble paying bills, so the student usually helps out. If the situation gets critical to the point they have to work full-time, this would make it very difficult to attend college. I have a family member who got married at the age of 18. Shortly after she got married, she got pregnant. She then couldn’t attend college and had to stay home taking care of their first child as her husband was working. She couldn’t even take online courses because she had to constantly watch over the child. To make matters more difficult for her to continue her education, she got pregnant for the 2nd time a couple months after the 1st child was born. She couldn’t continue the education she wanted because her kids were more important to her than pursuing an education and getting the career she dreamed of. To make matters worse on her, the husband tended to be
Not everybody walks around with pockets full of money. Some people are hit with luck that doesn’t go their way; for example, the main source of income could have been laid off of work. Just because the parent wasn’t laid off, doesn’t always mean that the income is reliable. …show more content…
Some families have ill family members who need constant attention and prefer close family members instead of strangers to take care of them. Ill members aren’t the only ones that need taking care of because there are also kids that need to be taken care of: brothers, sisters, or even their own kids. A student who dropped out might have gotten pregnant in college and had to drop out because of it. Some families have trouble paying bills, so the student usually helps out. If the situation gets critical to the point they have to work full-time, this would make it very difficult to attend college. I have a family member who got married at the age of 18. Shortly after she got married, she got pregnant. She then couldn’t attend college and had to stay home taking care of their first child as her husband was working. She couldn’t even take online courses because she had to constantly watch over the child. To make matters more difficult for her to continue her education, she got pregnant for the 2nd time a couple months after the 1st child was born. She couldn’t continue the education she wanted because her kids were more important to her than pursuing an education and getting the career she dreamed of. To make matters worse on her, the husband tended to be