What happens when you drop out of college?

[sailordave]

Originally Posted by boxus

I met a lot of people in the military who were college drops.

Served 8 years Navy. Some of the drop-outs joined for financial aid to continue their college education(which they can continue while on a ship or on shore duty). Some partied away daddy's money and was forced by daddy to join the military to do some growing up or get cut off from the family money (he actually wore silk boxers in the ship's engine room). Most were college graduates. They were called "officers".

[Tony22]

I dropped out of college after I took 1 semester in a 4 year school. I obtained my associates degree. School isn't for me and it isn't for a lot of people. I am now working fulltime in CVS for the meantime until a better opportunity rolls around, even if it's a higher paying retail job.

[sideman]

When you complete a degree program, you show a potential employer that you are motivated enough to finish something you started. Unfortunately our American society views college as the right road for all. This just isn't the case. Some are more trade oriented and that's not a bad thing. We need plumbers, electricians, et al. Some drop out of college because they realize it's not a fit for them. It seems we could do better as a society to help those that are uncertain as to which path to take. I know there are "guidance counselors" but they just seem to spit out what parents want to hear.

[Minervah]

I dropped out after the first year. Things happened. Ten years later I went back and got a bachelor's degree. Twenty-one years later I received a paralegal degree. You can go back it you want. It just depends upon how motivated a person is.