College freshman Sophie Wakefield says stress from taking virtual classes almost made her drop out this year. But that was before she learned her classmates had considered quitting, too.
“Moving to college and making new friends while balancing online courses and a heavy workload was hard,” Ms. Wakefield told The Washington Times.
More than 40% of 12,000 current undergraduates surveyed had considered dropping out in the previous six months, up from 34% in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the survey, conducted in the fall.emotional stress and personal mental health as the reason they considered dropping out — more than finances, inflation or the difficulty of their studies.
Much of the crisis comes from a growing lack of the certainties students once relied upon for their emotional stability, said Ronald J. Rychlak, a professor and former associate dean at the University of Mississippi School of Law. That was the fourth most common reason for skipping college after the cost , inflation and work conflicts .
About 1 in 7 college students reported thinking about suicide in fall 2021, up from previous years, according to the most recent survey from the Healthy Minds Network.
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