Re:Millennials Are Poorer Than Their Parents, Investigation ...
by mapt on Tuesday March 08, 2016 @01:53PM
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In the US:
* Changing majors
* Transferring from a community college to a university
* Failing or withdrawing from courses, especially ones not offered every semester
* Trying to balance coursework with a work schedule or childcare
Can all delay you a year or two, perhaps more in combination. I observed a complete paradigm shift between:
* The students who went straight from high school and into college; Lived in dorms, high representation in humanities programs, who were showing up to the 13th/14th grade with no real responsibilities and enough money to do as they like & find a thing they were interested in. They had a wide variety of grades (many failed, some did very well), but usually a relaxed attitude about risks and leisure time.
* The commuters, "nontraditional" students, & community college students/transfers, for whom many of the above were frequently true, and who were usually career-oriented. They tended to struggle for the B grade.
* The STEM upperclassmen & grad students, who had successfully defeated or overcome these hazards by becoming workaholics who dropped everything else in their life to finish in 4 years with high marks & internships. They rarely retained any social life, and were often academia-oriented.
* Changing majors
* Transferring from a community college to a university
* Failing or withdrawing from courses, especially ones not offered every semester
* Trying to balance coursework with a work schedule or childcare
Can all delay you a year or two, perhaps more in combination. I observed a complete paradigm shift between:
* The students who went straight from high school and into college; Lived in dorms, high representation in humanities programs, who were showing up to the 13th/14th grade with no real responsibilities and enough money to do as they like & find a thing they were interested in. They had a wide variety of grades (many failed, some did very well), but usually a relaxed attitude about risks and leisure time.
* The commuters, "nontraditional" students, & community college students/transfers, for whom many of the above were frequently true, and who were usually career-oriented. They tended to struggle for the B grade.
* The STEM upperclassmen & grad students, who had successfully defeated or overcome these hazards by becoming workaholics who dropped everything else in their life to finish in 4 years with high marks & internships. They rarely retained any social life, and were often academia-oriented.