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Nobody ever said going to college was easy; it’s expensive, time consuming, and mentally taxing. Maybe that’s the reason that, in 2014,2017,2018.. nearly 41% of the students who started their freshman year at a 4-year university ended up dropping out before graduation. While there are certainly other factors that can and will bother today’s college students, here are 25 Student Frustrations That You Probably Never Thought About, as well as some handy tricks that might help to deal with them. Picking a Ma jor College students are under a lot of pressure to figure out what they plan on doing with their lives, and a big part of that decision is based on which major they pick in college. Remember that college is a time to experiment and try out new things; you don’t have to decide on a major until the end of your sophomore year, and switching majors is a lot less difficult than it sounds. The most important thing is to find something you are passionate about. You ...

“ What frustrates you most about life?” The frustrations people submitted ranged from economic to familial, psychological to political. They were all universal human concerns — problems men and women from all walks of life struggle with every single day. Many of them focus on the same themes we explore in our live residential programs and on the podcast. Several were questions I’ve wrestled with in my own life. Inability to Pursue Goals The post that caught my eye is something we can all relate to: the challenge of committing to the plans we have for ourselves. How difficult it is to find and recognize the steps that you need to take to achieve reasonable, achievable goals. We know that it’s possible to achieve success. Many of us are willing and capable of applying ourselves, but the path to those goals, and the people, assets, and resources available to help us are obfuscated. Everyone — guy or gal, old or young, successful or just starting out...