The Pros And Cons Of College Students

Currently in the United States there are around 2,500 4-year institutions and 1,500 2-year institutions. The number of colleges has decreased in since 1930, as the trend was to consolidate small schools. In the fall of 2015, there is an estimated 20.2 million students expected to attend American colleges and Universities ("Fast Facts", 2016). This is an increase of about 5 million since the fall of 2000. Females are expected to account for the majority of college students; about 12 million students are female while 9 million students are male ("Statistics about College Students", 2016). While a large percentage of U.S citizens are college students or grads, the U.S has the highest drop out rate among industrialized nations ("Fast Facts", 2016). Furthermore, just 56% of students graduate with a bachelor’s degree within six years ("Statistics about College Students", 2016). A college education is a large investment from both the student and society perspective. There are many positives and negatives concerning the decision to attend college and graduate, or to join the workforce directly after graduating high school.

According to Schwartz (2004), the main options are one of the most important decisions a student

When students start searching for the right college they often do research on how many students attend the university, what the campus is like, and the dropout rate. Sometimes the most interesting thing about a college is finding out how many people actually make it all the way through and graduate. Many colleges struggle with students dropping out for a variety of reasons, but a common reason is because the classes are too difficult and sometimes do not feel worth it. Although college can be plenty of fun, during the first year or two students go through a tremendous amount of stress. Undergraduates are expected to make friends, get involved, stay in shape, get an adequate amount of sleep all while passing their classes and maintaining an acceptable GPA. This list varies from person to person, but the point is made that college is not easy, especially when taking classes that are redundant from high school and do nothing for one’s major.

New college students find themselves in a place far different than they are used to. In high school students had agendas set by the teachers that they need to fulfill before the day is done. College is more freedom and less structure for a student. The freedom doesn’t mean that they could do anything they want. It means that the students’ choices are only to come back on them. Choices that can cost them lots of time, money, and education needed for the career they are looking into. There are no set schedules to say when they need to eat, when to do the homework, when to sleep or when they need to get up for class. It can be very overwhelming for a new student with the new work load and social opportunities. The challenge of balancing each one can be a struggle for them if a student doesn’t know how. A college student will need to have valuable skills that will develop their internal structure to be able to grow in college and go beyond college.

College; for some it is finally being able to leave home and begin their adult hood, for others, it is beginning the long-awaited journey of pursing their passion(s). Throughout my childhood, my parents engraved the importance of obtaining a higher education as they were hindered from attaining any formal schooling themselves. Although my parents and family never failed to express their encouragement and endless support, as I progressed through my academics, I found it challenging to seek any guidance and or advice from them. Oftentimes, my friends and peers were able to reach out to their parents and siblings, all whom have or are currently attending a university. Despite the disadvantages of being apart of the first-generation of my family

College can be a huge jump from high school for most people in many areas. One of the most impacted areas includes a student’s overall success in college. Many college students may say that high school was a breeze and claim to have done well by putting forth minimal effort. High schoolers are use to having a ton of free time, getting good grades without studying outside of the classroom, and barely having any homework at all. Once they make the transition to college, all of that changes. Quickly freshmen experience homework piling up and studying consumes more and more free time and all of this can lead to many anxiety issues and health problems if it gets too overwhelming. If a student were to be organized and not procrastinate, they can

High school never really taught me any time management skills, so when I started college it was quite an eye opener. I am technically still a senior in high school but I consider myself a freshman. Doing the post-secondary program was not only a way to earn free college, but also learn time management skills. That way when I start “real” college in the fall I will already know the gist of how things work. Last semester I realized that I needed to get my shit together. While taking on a 12 credit workload I was also working 20+ hours a week. I finally came to the conclusion that I can’t binge watch Netflix for 4 hours every day, or hangout with friends as much as I would like to; instead I have to spend the majority of my time doing homework, studying for pop quizzes and tests, and writing papers. While doing this I also had to take in the

“Stress. Anxiety. Money. Time. People may think these worries belong to working adults, but they’re also common among college students, particularly freshman – unknown.’’ Freshman college students withdraw from college as a freshman for many reasons such as: the rate of tuition, fraternities and sorority parties, and the lack of preparedness. While many seniors from high school are very excited to become freshman, and began their first college year at the college of their dreams or the institution they made the decisions to attend; however, most students are obsessed with what they hear about the college life. With being said, many students still have the opportunity of being successful but, adversary plays a major role which leads to many freshman college students withdrawing from there institutions.

College tuition, and its exorbitant price, has always been a topic of debate and as with any other debate, there are multiple sides to the argument. Some people feel that college is just too expensive and that the government should make all public college tuition free. Others say that the government should force them to lower the entry fee. Lastly there are the people who know that if the admission cost was lowered or removed, taxes for everyone would move in the opposite direction. While reducing or removing the cost of college admission might sound great, the drawbacks far outweigh any benefits that it might bring about.

It seem as if nowadays people cannot get any good or decent paying jobs without getting a college degree first. Whether that be true or not depends on who it is, where this person located, and what job options that they have available to them through their family, friends, or just in their area. Either way, college students of today, face a variety of obstacles and challenges. These challenges can result in many things but, to only list a few causes and soon to list their effects, they can go from a home life (if any), to finances, and even the lack of sleep are making it difficult to start and finish college without failing or dropping out.

The government of Japan mentioned, “Approximately 40% of university students in the United States and about 30% of European college students have experienced part-time jobs, whereas about 70% of Japanese university students experience part-time jobs.” (Cabinet Office, Government of Japan). Surprisingly, this is true, and this is normally happened in Japan because Japanese students think not having a job while they are studying in schools seems like being lazy. Recently, there was a problem, which was posted on SNS where a company was bankrupted by their employees who were university students because they posted photos, which were inappropriate. Therefore, we need to think about whether students should work in companies or not since they do not have an enough maturity. In other words, in Japan, this is highly common that High School students or university students work in the real society to get some experiences from their part-time jobs. However, there are three drawbacks to work as not full-time jobs in Japan when they are students.

College is our first real step into adulthood. If you’re like me, and most college students; you move out of your home and into a dorm which means you must fend for yourself. College really is a whole new world waiting to be explored. However, it can also be frustrating to adjust. So, in this essay as a first-year college student myself, I will be guiding you by providing examples of differences between high school and college, priorities and how to schedule your time.

Being in college is way different then it was when you were in high school. In high school some students take it as all fun and games but once you hit college every decision you make will affect you in your life. College is where someone people start to get their life together. To succeed you need to make a survival skill that will help you get through college and achieve. Skills such as having an agenda that will help you put your priorities straight and on task. Also being careful who you let in your life for they can’t drag you down. Not only that, but make sure you make time for you to study that way you will be prepared for any surprise such as pop quizzes or assignments. For instance, When I was about to start my first year in college I had people telling me to just take one or two classes first. As hard headed I was I didn’t listen and went straight into full time classes. Not only did I notice I should’ve listen but now I completely understand where they were coming from. My head was exploding when I notice how pack and overwhelmed I was getting because I didn't had time to do every little thing I had to do on time.

Do working college students typically do better or worse in school? This question is one that hits home for me because I am a working college student. I have been a working college student for my entire college career, and the question is one that interests me. Do students who do not have to worry about outside stress, time management skills, and whether to sleep or do another assignment, do better than those who do have to worry about all of these things? This is my question to society, and to anyone who can give me a logical answer. My initial thought would be that students who do not work and live close to campus, would do better in their classes because they have more time to solely focus on their studies, whereas a working student, who has to commute, does not. From personal experience, there have been many nights that I have had school, then work, and then an assignment due in 2 hours, after I just got home from work.

College students deal with stress, anxiety, and worrying all the time while they are taking classes on campus or online. Most students have a moment during the semester that they are ready to have a mental break down and that is a sign that they are getting burnt out of school. Students will stop hanging out with friends, not leave their dorm room, or will start missing classes. College can burn students out very easily from trying to fit in with their peers or trying to survive the classes they are taking currently. Feeling stressed and burnout are two totally different things and every college student will experience at least once if not more in their time in college.