A lot of first-year college students leave because they don’t reach the expectations they put on themselves in the first semester/year of secondary schooling
Many students leave secondary education due to their own mental and physical health declining due to the demand of their education added to the stress of everyday life
FAFSA uses parent income to decide how much to give out in Pell Grants, even though parents have nothing to do with paying for schooling most of the time, leading to students failing out because of focusing more on the cost than the material
The cost of secondary education has risen to the point that students are failing out because of their focus on working to be able to pay off the loans more than learning the material