Discovering Obstacles Hindering College Graduation

It is dulled into the mind’s of student’s since the beginning of their academic career that an individual will not amount to anything without a college education. Numerous statistician’s believe that education is key! Many people fail to realize that a college education is not essential to success, or so they say.

Students entering a four year university encounter the features of socialization. Living in dorms is way better than living with parents and attending a two year college because you get independence. Students will not worry about parents supervising their every move or judging their choice of major. Those days are over since students have the chance to be free and explore the life of an independent student but with that is with minor regulations. On a questionnaire given to incoming freshmen by College Board, students were asked what surprised them when living in a dorm, most of the participants responded that the best part of a dorm is getting to know their roommates. Roommates build a strong relationship creating memories either if it means staying up all night studying for finals, typing an essay or having a fun night out cheering for the school 's baseball team. Joining clubs, sororities and sports are other aspects of socialization when living on campus. During the first week of college, incoming freshmen have the opportunity to join

She recalls the struggles, the fun, her failures and even her success in the end (Harding, 2011). The personal story shows the real road it takes with decisions we make “when entering college, Harding wrote that she began college because she felt it was expected of her”(Harding, 2011). College students often make choices based on what they perceive as pressure to do so by others like councilors, parents and even society. They enter college thinking this is what my plan should look like and not making choices that are the best for them. Harding said that in the end “ we all become graduates of one of the finest universities in the world- and already, nobody much cared how we got there”(Harding,2011). To me this shows that even if you pass by the skin of your teeth, you can still fail in the end. A diploma is not the end result that maters the most. Students need to choose colleges that appeal to their needs and goals and not just go to get a diploma. If students spend no time studying weather boarded or not liking their studies, then what difference does the diploma make in the end. Students would just have a degree that often goes unused in life but the costs is ever mounting to these students. The financial cost, the cost of failure, loss of energy and time, causes many students to never finish their education or even to avoid going in the

Colleges have always encouraged their students to live on campus, especially freshman. This is for the reason that living on campus allows student to encounter new cultures, participate in organizations, and reach academic heights. For example, Tarleton State University states that “Living on campus will enable [the student] to interact with diverse people enriching [their] educational experience and will provide convenient access to professors and academic resources the campus offers. In addition, on-campus students are more likely to become and stay involved in clubs and organizations” (Tarleton State University, 2016). Along with the notion that students residing on campus are likely to reach academic heights, a study conducted at the University of North Dakota during the fall semester of 1966-1967

The decision to attend graduate school can be one of immense commitment and responsibility. Success requires rigorous planning and well-defined goals, both short-term and long-term. Exceptional communication skills are also necessary to interact effectively with fellow classmates and faculty. Although completion of a Master’s program opens doors to many professional career opportunities, it does not come without challenges. One also must have several strategies in place for dealing with these challenges when they arise. With determination and hard work, overcoming these barriers will lead to success.

Along with the excitement and anticipation that come with heading off to college, freshmen often find questions of belonging lurking in the background: Am I going to make friends? Are people going to respect me? Will I fit in?

Why Are Students Dropping Out of School? Everyone will think in their lives who they will be in the future. Some people are successful because they have the ambition and then gave from their parents’ resources to support them. Others not lucky, because they are lack of these attributes and opportunities. The students dropping out of college are hardly a personal one. There is no single reason why the dropout rate is so high, and here are some factors. At the two articles “Why College Students Drop Out and What We Do About It” and “Dropping Out, Again: Why So Many College Student Never Graduate” these researches is illustrating about the college student dropout determinants. The purposes of these articles are to improve the common understanding

It is a well known fact but there are many people including counselors, parents, teachers, and friends who resist saying it out loud for fear it will sound like discouragement and negativity: college is definitely not for everyone. The pressure on high schools students, especially those that excel, to attend a college or university is enormous. And in the case of a bright, industrious and motivated high school student, attending a college or university is an obvious career choice. For those students, it's only a matter of what university to attend, whether one's SAT score is high enough, and the availability of the money. Then there are the millions of high school students who are not really personally motivated but are being pressured by their counselors, teachers and parents should they attend college if they really don't care? This paper examines those issues.

Effective education has seemed to diminish throughout the years. Students and professors no longer hold themselves to a high standard to achieve a high quality education and also to later be rewarded with an honorable career. Academically Adrift, written by Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa, is a scholarly book that goes into great detail on the decline in our education system. They discuss three points in chapters one through three that create an effective argument; the current attitudes and lack of effort at our colleges and universities, the effects that a student’s background has on their level of achievement, and emotions on their academic success. The effectiveness and foundation of this book was established in chapter one and was expanded

University education, fraught with superstition and tremendous expectations of its young applicants, has lost its true meaning in all of the surrounding noise. In its current state in the United States, ‘going to college’ has been oversaturated in capitalism – especially in the recent decades with skyrocketing tuition rates (Cain). The perception that every accomplishment should have monetary value has seeped into American culture; even side-projects and hobbies come with the expectation of doubling as an extra source of income. This attitude has resulted in a resounding consequence, as “for large numbers of college students the purpose of college is to qualify them for a good job” (Longwell-Grice). This determination accounts for students’ personal drive and motivation towards schoolwork,

Three such areas of research include: sense of belonging, self-esteem, and wellness, which are the focal areas of the present study. Students’ development of sense of belonging is an important factor in college success and retention. For example, students’ sense of belonging has been shown to influence their commitment to the university, intentions to persist, and actual persistence (Hausmann, Schofield, & Woods, 2002). Hoyle and Crawford (1994) conducted study with college students and showed that sense of belonging was negatively correlated with depression and loneliness; that is, the more students felt they belonged the less likely they experienced depression and loneliness. Other studies suggest that sense of belonging at the class level was positively correlated with intrinsic motivation and academic self-efficacy (Freeman, Anderman, and Jensen, 2007).

College, when it works most reliably, is a complex system of designed norms and nudges that make activities such as going to class, studying, writing papers, and interacting with peers a natural, almost automatic part of each day. Students spend most of their time on or near campus, where those around them have similar goals or are supporting them in their goals. Their diversions from classwork—whether

“Why are you even bothering to go to college? Seriously.” “There’s a party tonight. You have to be there.” One of the obstacles to academic achievement that I face on a regular basis is a lack of support in some areas of my life. Actually, sometimes it isn’t a lack of support that is the problem, but more a pervasive attitude that education isn’t that important or is a waste of time. My coworkers are happy working in retail forever, and good for them, yet seem resentful that I have made my education a priority. At times they seem bound and determined to lure me off track with invitations to parties during exam week or offers of promotions if I cut my course load. At school, many of the students in my community college courses don’t seem to

College is a life changing experience for students. College is a new environment for most students and comes with lots of challenges. Things such as the increased difficulty of academic work and not being around the same social groups as a student was before college can make the transition very difficult. One of the best things a student can do to help with this transition is to live in a campus residence hall. Students should live in dorms because of the community that this creates. Students will gain many beneficial social interactions, will be able to better complete academic work, and will ease the adjustment to college life.

This article the author is really trying to push for Student Affairs officials to bridge the gap between campus and commuter students. And that means doing whatever it takes to make that the university commuter-friendly whether by making more space for commuters on campus or areas to tend to all of their psychological needs. And this idea is similar to residence hall on campuses that have learning communities within them to tend to a certain group of students. The results in this article show that psychologically, students who were commuter students and attended a community college (as opposed to students at research universities, regional universities, or liberal arts colleges) had lower gains in psychological well-being over the first year