Dropping Out of College a Good Idea? Nope!

Varun Thakur
RUBEX Blog
Published in
3 min readMar 25, 2020

There are two ways and one life.

One is the reliability and security of our educational system but other is the urge to explore our interests.

Leaving college can be a difficult thing to do, but for many students, it might be the wrong choice. Some people find that college isn’t right for them, or there might be something going on outside of your control that has led to the decision to leave college.

There are lots of motives why a person might decide to drop out of college. Still, it’s crucial to think about it thoroughly before making the final decision as none of the reasons will be firm enough to push something to a confirmed positive due to lack of experience.

Students dropout of college for a variety of reasons.

  • Some learners may feel they are too far behind academically to catch up.
  • Others may have financial problems at home.

As much as it seems a good idea to do what you want to do but if you are not confident about it, I think dropping out of college might not be a proper resolution for you.

Being a college dropout isn’t something to be proud of

From my personal opinion I have seen people dropping out of college just because they think they can’t work while studying. But I believe it is totally possible if with proper time management. It shouldn’t be an excuse to not to go to college.

For example, Mark Zukerberg didn’t drop out of college to create Facebook; he created it in college, and then he moved to California for the summer. Facebook was doing great, so that he decided not to go back; otherwise, he would have completed his degree.

If you go to the right college, your network is going to help you, especially if you’re an entrepreneur, whether it’s students or teachers.

Dropping out college needs courage and most of the successful dropouts have that with many other qualities. We all should have someone to be inspired by but do you have the courage and these qualities to actually put the necessary effort?

When you are in college, you have absolutely zero pressure on you to succeed, but as soon as you drop out, you need to be focused and determined about what you are going to do in life.

Dropping out of college is mostly about entrepreneurship with just one idea, which also has not been thought through. Ideas are a dime a dozen everyone has them, but what makes it successful is being able to take that idea and turn it into an invention and further turn it into a prominent company. Those skills you only gain through education, and you’re not born with them.

Stop glamorizing dropping out of college. This is not some random trendy thing, but it’s about your life. Experiment all you want but with a degree in your other hand.

So, the bottomline is…

Only dropping out of college won’t make you successful, and the amount of work you have to do after it won’t be appreciated if you haven’t achieved what you wished for.

Instead, experiment and learn together, and ultimately you will fly.

Published on behalf of RUBEX, an ed-tech initiative that offers live classes on-demand. You can take our subjective tests to check your preparation level, clear doubts live with our subject matter experts or even request for a counseling session. Visit www.rubex.in.

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