Dangers of Dropping out

Richard Zhang

With the amount of students who apply for college every year, one forgets their purpose for going to college. Although students might go to college for various reasons however, in the end the only motivation for a student to work through college is a job or possibly a career. According to a recent article in the NYTimes more than 40 % of college students do not graduate within 6 years or just don't graduate at all. These students might drop out of college for various reasons; financial, family difficulties, starting a family, or putting more effort in to a job they currently have. Whatever the reason, when these students lost their jobs to the recession, finding new jobs is difficult, even though they know they can do the job efficiently. Their reason for getting reject? Not having a diploma and a degree. Nowadays, a degree is just a requirement. It used to be a degree gets you over the top, but now however, a degree is just a basic need for a job like a home address.

To a student currently in college, this would mean that taking your time is not an option. Dropping out would mean that in the future, there wouldn't be any good jobs available. That means the only way to obtain a decent job would be through networking. It is surprising how much a piece of paper can do to the life of an individual. College is a place where one should discover his or her own calling. However, now it turn into a place where students need to stay afloat for a degree and just obtain a job. But really, how important is a degree when there is no skills? Or the better question is how important are skills with no degree?