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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD was informed that 2 of her friends quit college and 1 is taking a break after a year. 
I’m wondering what the cause is - - being exhausted throughout middle and High school or feeling defeated after realizing they are not well prepared for college level work? [/quote]

College ain't that hard. Most kids who quit have some emotional turmoil (depression or anxoiety or family issues) or have problems financing it.  Kids don't quit because they can't hack it.  [/quote]

THIS.  My friend works in student health of a local well known college.  Overwhelming majority of kids on anxiety/depression meds.

OP can keep on wondering and really pointless post.  You have no idea why these kids dropped out.  You don’t think kids from SWW, Wilson, and every high school around doesn’t have kids who drop out?  [/quote]

I have trouble believing: "Overwhelming majority of kids on anxiety/depression meds."

Do you mean the majority of the students seeking mental health care on campus are on meds? [/quote]

There are A LOT of college kids with emotional problems.  I am not sure why.[b]  Better diagnosis?[/b]  Did these kids in teh past not go to college?  Is there an increase in mental health problems.  But, yes, I work on a college campus and it is huge compared to when I started 20 years ago.[/quote]

Sense of economic pressure - student loan debt, prospect of lower-paying gig economy jobs, declining economic mobility? Pressure from parents because of the above???
Climate change - inaction will affect younger people the most and they see little being done

Not an easy time to be young (yes not all kids are worried about the above to a debilitating point). It's also far more acceptable to see out mental health treatment.

Harvard Medical School says 23% of college students are being treated for anxiety, with another 63% reporting overwhelming anxiety in the last year. https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/anxiety-in-college-what-we-know-and-how-to-cope-2019052816729[/quote]
This is huge. Is it worth it? [/quote]

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