On my way home from school, I listen to either 88.5 or 88.1 for the day's news, traffic updates, or interesting stories. Tonight there was a story about how "as much as half of all students who attend college might never complete their degrees." One professor in PA felt in order to keep the students until graduation, is to create a bond between them and something at the institution early on. When asked some students felt things like homesickness, bad grades, no guidance, and boredom were reasons for leaving. The schools loose money when a student leaves and students could end up never returning to earn a degree. They say students get discouraged and can't wait to get out.
It was a particularly interesting story to me because I never really got involved with college distractions, didn't have much of a social life, and always overly stressed over my grades. You could say i was a bit of a nerd but it kept me focused even when i had little guidance on my academic track. It wasn't until junior year when I finally found my love, my major, Metals & Jewelry. It's totally true about having some connection to your school that keeps you in. My connection to TU now is the program, professors, and peers. I now don't want to leave, i am actually in my 5th year because i felt like i was getting way too much to leave.
SIDE NOTE: Did you know Disney is paying Marvel $4 BILLION for 5,000 characters? Apparently not enough little boys want the disney princess balloons at their next birthday party.
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