Why Do Students Lack Willpower To Succeed In College?

Why students lack willpower to succeed in college? Life is all about the decisions one makes as an individual. Some may lack willpower while others may be stronger at maintaining what they need to accomplish. Willpower is knowing your strength and ability to overcome something and get it done. As a student, one has the decision to stay in school and do well, stay in school and be focused, or quit school overall. What I’ve witnessed through this semester of college is, many students tend to get frustrated and discouraged which lead them to quit college. Often times, they lack willpower to continue since their mind has been made up that they cannot understand the subject, or they are not interested in the subject. Furthermore, the students who graduated from college were determined to finish school because, they had goals they wanted to accomplish, such as getting a degree. All students start with willpower, they go to college with a disposed mind to succeed. But in the process majority of them begin to lose strength. College is very important, if you do not have the state of mind that you are there to strive for a degree, then you will slack. For this reason many students who got good grades in high school end up failing college. When students enroll in college, they automatically think it’s like high school. They think it is okay to do what they want. Many of them sleep in class, ignore the professor while important information is being released, and disrupt the class with jokes and laughter. The habits that these students attained in high school, were never handled .When they Jeannot2 arrived to their classes for college, they expected the same results. …show more content…
They barely studied for exams, they treat the deadlines like they were optional. These students assumed that they will perfectly translate their bad habits to college. And for these reasons, they end up failing in college. I have a friend by the name, Valencia. After graduating high school with a 4.0 GPA. She went straight to college expecting it to similar like high school. When she started her college courses, she slept in class and came in late as she pleased. Not knowing how it can affect her grade. She did not study anything, or look over the activities in class. After her first semester of school, she decided to drop out of college. She had a hard time adjusting to the due dates, rubrics, and participating in group projects. It was difficult for her to keep up in the last days before the end of the semester, and because she lacked self-control, she failed her first semester of college. Moreover, many students who are successful at the beginning of college end up quitting before they get a degree. The reason why is, some students who start college feels like they are mature enough to move out their parents’ house. Some think they can juggle work, going to school, living on their own, and keeping up with tuition. When assignments are due, bills start to pile up, and school needs to be paid, they begin to fold under pressure and drop out of school. Once some of them come to their senses they realize it wasn’t one of the best ideas. On the other hand, students who score low on college-entrance test graduate from college because, they