Dropping Out of College: How to Break the News to Your Parents and Family
A Student's Guide
Do not hold the facts back from them, this means that if you are very unhappy in college then let them know how unhappy you are and explain to them that you feel college is not the right place for you because of how you are feeling while attending college. Tell them that you feel dropping out of college is something that will bring you happiness and they will respect your decision.
Even if they are upset you should be firm about your decision by letting them know that you are an adult and this is your decision. You can also tell them that you feel as if you are not ready for college at the moment but you intend on coming back next year. While this may not be true it will make them feel better for the time being.
You could ask try telling them that 58% of people who graduate from college with a degree do not work in that field. This is not true but you can make up anything that makes it sound factual. You can also let them know that most graduates start on the bottom floor of an organization with an internship, which is not paid. Let them know that if you are going to start at the bottom this is something you could do without college. Plus everyone now at days has a college degree so having one does not make you special. If you tell them this they will not be upset for your decision
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Post a Commentyes, at 18 you can do whatever it is that you would like....being sure to understand the same is true of your parents. Most parents are willing to financially support their college children, they may not be so happy to continue the perks once the child decides to go another way. Again, your choice, but I would suggest you get all your financial ducks in a row or its gonna be tougher than you think.
Wel put JS. Everyone I've met who dropped out of college regretted it. I just got kicked out of college but am taking summer classes and getting accepted in the fall. If all goes accordingly my parents will never have to know. :)
thank you for the advice. I have been trying to find a way to tell them for a while and this definetly helps. Also, an actual fact used to support dropping out is that the average student who takes out a student loan is not debt-free until they are 33 years old.
Inspiration:
http://www.collegedropoutshalloffame.com/index.htm
This article is full of bad advice. For example:
"You could try telling them that 58% of people who graduate from college with a degree do not work in that field. This is not true but you can make up anything that makes it sound factual."
Lying only compounds the problem. If you must leave school, at least be honest about it. But don't lie.
Think long and hard about leaving school. People who leave and swear that they will return, rarely do.
Don't believe the myth of people making millions of dollars and only having a HS diploma. The # of people who do this can be counted on two hands versus the millions of people who toil away at dead end jobs and get held back from promotion because they only have a HS diploma.
You are an adult so act like an adult and stick it out.
Find a major that interests you and hang tough.
College isn't so much about getting a degree in this versus that, but it's about learning how to learn and how to apply that learning to fix problem