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Aug 22, 2024 · As GCSE and BTec First students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland receive their results on Thursday, one university lecturer tells BBC News it is never too late to go back into education, no...
- Kristian Johnson
Mar 18, 2021 · Here's a look at dozens of tech, business, political and media stars of the 20th century and beyond who left school without undergrad degrees, but with plenty of ambition and talent to...
- Struggling to Maintain A Work-Life Balance
- 12-Credit Fallacy
- Transfer Credits
- Course Difficulty
- Remedial Education & Courses
- Disengaging from School
One of the biggest challenges for students enrolled in college is finding the right balance between college and their other commitments. Most often, this refers to the demands of their work but for some students, this is compounded by their family and social commitments. Working on the side is a must for most students because of the high costs asso...
To compound the problem of juggling college and work, students are also often in the dark about how many credits they should take each term. Bachelor's degrees typically require 120 credits before graduation is possible. This is not normally a hurdle, but students are also told that they only need to take 12 credits per term to be considered full-t...
Yet another issue related to credits that prevents students from graduating on time or graduating at all is credit transfer. According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, between 2004 and 200935% of students transferred between schools, and 62% of these students transferred between public schools. Unfortunately, not all schools have partn...
Another issue that affects the students' ability to earn their degree is related to the content of the courses they decide to take. Some students who were high achievers in high school may discover that the content and difficulty of college courses exceeds what they were comfortable with. They may feel disconnected from the course content or find i...
On top of the 'exploration trap,' there is the issue of remedial education. As many as 60% of freshmen in college make up for failing to develop skills in Englishand math during high school in their first year of college, according to the above-mentioned source. Remedial courses have two major downsides. They lengthen students' time to graduation a...
All these factors can culminate in a complete disengagement from school. Between navigating issues related to transferring credits, struggling to complete courses, and the lack of confidence in their abilities that many college students experience, it is easy to simply give up and drop out of college. The lack of engagement and motivation to comple...
In sum, descriptive results suggest that children whose parents left college without a degree have a strong likelihood of doing the same; they are more likely than peers whose parents never attended college to pursue some postsecondary education, but no more likely to finish.
- Paula Fomby, Christina J. Cross
- 2018
Aug 13, 2024 · Anna Champneys admits there was “no grand plan” when she left school at 16 without any GCSEs. She left before sitting any exams, after years of struggling with the “regimented” classroom...
- Kristian Johnson
Many undergraduate students don’t understand the connection between classroom learning and post-graduation success in the labour market. Consequently, they can become disgruntled, unmotivated and cynical.
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Feb 22, 2020 · Nichole Torpey-Saboe says there are many reasons why people leave U.S. higher education without earning a degree. And the difficulty of college degree programs is not the top reason people...
