Why Do Students Lack Willpower To Succeed In College?

Why students lack willpower to succeed in college? Life is all about the decisions one makes as an individual. Some may lack willpower while others may be stronger at maintaining what they need to accomplish. Willpower is knowing your strength and ability to overcome something and get it done. As a student, one has the decision to stay in school and do well, stay in school and be focused, or quit school overall. What I’ve witnessed through this semester of college is, many students tend to get frustrated and discouraged which lead them to quit college. Often times, they lack willpower to continue since their mind has been made up that they cannot understand the subject, or they are not interested in the subject. Furthermore, the students who graduated from college were determined to finish school because, they had goals they wanted to accomplish, such as getting a degree. All students start with willpower, they go to college with a disposed mind to succeed. But in the process majority of them begin to …show more content…
They barely studied for exams, they treat the deadlines like they were optional. These students assumed that they will perfectly translate their bad habits to college. And for these reasons, they end up failing in college. I have a friend by the name, Valencia. After graduating high school with a 4.0 GPA. She went straight to college expecting it to similar like high school. When she started her college courses, she slept in class and came in late as she pleased. Not knowing how it can affect her grade. She did not study anything, or look over the activities in class. After her first semester of school, she decided to drop out of college. She had a hard time adjusting to the due dates, rubrics, and participating in group projects. It was difficult for her to keep up in the last days before the end of the semester, and because she lacked self-control, she failed her first semester of