What can learners do to overcome the problem of high drop out rate and failure rate in their first year at colleges or universities?

Answer 1

I have always felt that the figure could be cut drastically if all high school graduates work for a full year between high school and college. The lion's share of "drops outs and failures" during first year at college or university is caused by the immaturity of the incoming students.

Another opinion:

Although there is some merit to the point about the immaturity situation, the primary reason there are such high drop-out and failure rates with freshmen in college and university is because they are simply not prepared with the kind of workload that they are faced with when they do first get exposed to college or university. Work experience really has nothing to do with it, it's more about the work load because most students that come out of high school have been pretty much babied from elementary school and haven't been faced with the kind of pressure that is put on students entering university or college.

In university, it is expected of students to take their own notes, do their own research, and know their stuff when they do take the courses they do. In high school, note-taking is more easier because, for one, classes are smaller and students tend to get a lot more hand-outs than what most the professors at the universities and colleges would dream of. And those hand-outs have everything on them, so much so that students don't have to take notes. At university, though, if they're given hand-outs like on the powerpoints displayed on the screen, it is pretty well mandatory to take notes of what the professor is saying in addition to what's on the screen or the white-board.

Students also tend to overload themselves with their schedules and consequently overwork themselves. It's too easy to put six courses in one semester because in high school, students could easily put in eight or even 10 courses in one semester and did just fine with the workload there; but in university and college, with the kind of workload they are faced with they soon realize that they have to drop out of certain classes in order to ease the course-load and make it easier for them to get good-enough (or better) grades.

A lot of people coming into university or college just come in to get away with partying and drinking, at least that's the kind of stereotyping that comes with kids going from high school to college or university. This is primarily because they are away from the watchful eyes of their parents and feel they can do whatever they want, including partying and put their studies away for later. These type of people see college as an excuse to get away from home and party because they can do it there when they couldn't at home.

A fourth possibility for increased drop-out rates is the lack of support from parents and friends. With most students entering colleges, their group of friends are no longer there: they're off at a different college or university in a different city or even a different state or province all together, and they weren't in close contact so that a student couldn't share or copy notes off of them when needed. Students have to make new friends, and even that can be hard because there are thousands of students to "choose" from.

Intimidation also comes from the huge classes that are common with first-year classes, and often it's harder to get one-on-one help with a professor when there's 300 to 500 students in one class!

Also, professors are not as lenient on deadlines as high school students are. If a paper is late, it will get a zero, no exceptions.

So some suggestions to decrease the drop-out/failure rate for students that have graduated from high school and entered college or university include the following:

1. Do not get excessive in your course-load in the first two years. Take what you can handle. Some students can handle taking six courses in one semester at a college or university. Others can only handle three, four or even five.
2. Don't be afraid to consider withdrawal if you're not comfortable with the course or you think you can't handle the course-load offered.
3. Take advantage of the additional semesters offered by the unveristy or college to take additional classes: these include Spring and Summer semesters. Opt to take only one or two courses in these semesters, the ones that you couldn't take in the fall or winter semesters but need to have in order to take a course in your second year.
4. Learn to study efficiently but not hard, and pace yourself.
5. Don't let yourself get intimidated by the amount of work that has to be done. Just put your nose to the grindstone and get the work done according to what you want to do and/or the deadline that are coming up. A good suggestion to consider is to work on those assignments or papers that have deadlines that are sooner than the other assignments that are not expected until a little later.
6. Keep a time schedule of deadlines, dates due, etc. on both a white board calendar pasted to your wall and a day-book or monthly/daily time-table.
7. Know and understand that college or university is like a job or a career: you HAVE to work, and you are EXPECTED to work.
8. Know the help centers offered in the college and university that are there for students who need the help. Don't be afraid to ask questions!
9. Don't be afraid to go to your professor before and/or after the lecture to ask a question on an assignment or on the lecture just covered. Some professors are really good about letting students copy lecture notes that they missed or couldn't write down fast enough before or after the lecture. If your professor will let you do that, take advantage of it.
10. TAKE AS MANY NOTES AS POSSIBLE.
11. Study three to four weeks before the exam.
12. Try not to procrastinate. But sometimes for some students (depending on their personalities), their best work is done when they're in a hurry to get it done!
13. Find out some efficient study methods as offered by student services at your college or university. Remember that not all methods are perfect for each student, so you often will have to find the methods that work best for you.
14. Take advantage of the study spaces available in the libraries, cafeteria, or near lecture areas that you can use to work on assignments and to study. Sometimes studying at home isn't as effective as working away from home, because you have more distractions in the dormer or apartment you're residing in than you would in a library.

There are many other suggestions, but these are only a few.

Answer 2

DROPOUT RATE CAN BE OVERCOME BY THE LEARNERS, IF THEY FOCUS MORE ON BASICS, DO THINGS LIKE ASSIGNMENTS, TEST IN DISCIPLINED WAY. IMPORTANCE SHOULD BE GIVEN TO PRACTICE.

Certain thing should be kept in mind like

CONCENTRATION ON LECTURE

MAKE PROPER NOTES

FOCUS ON MORE PRACTICE

DISCIPLINE

TIME MANAGEMENT

TRY TO APPLY THE CONCEPT

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Answer 3

Learners have to be dedicated from the start to avoid faluire. Everybody has their different task to achieve in life,and therefore in order for you to accomplish that quiting is not an option.Seek adult help because you won't be able to overcome different challenges.

Answer 4

আমি এস এস সি পোর্ট হাই স্কুল চট্টগ্রাম থেকে পাস করি ১৯৮৭ সালে।চট্টগ্রাম কলেজ থেকে ইন্টার পাস করি ১৯৮৯ সালে। বি এস এস পাস করি ১৯৯২ সালে চট্টগ্রাম ইউনিভার্সিটি শেষ ব্যাচ। প্রিলি শেষ করলেও মাস্টার্স শেষ করতে পারিনি রাজনৈতিক কারনে।

Answer 5

Study smart and not hard. Balance yourself with work and play. Relax once in a while to relieve stress.

Answer 6

study hard...complete assignments in time and manage your time properly and get help and guidance from university councellors.

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