Academics are not the only thing keeping college students
up at night. A new survey of more than 1,500 undergrads currently enrolled in a two- or four-year institution
found that 36% of respondents said time management and 35% identified anxiety
as the key factors keeping them from a diploma.
Students also listed being overwhelmed with managing
responsibilities (31%) and working too many hours (24%) to pay for school as
other factors. The survey results may be the tip of the iceberg since so many
nontraditional students are heading to college.
“We have a lot of students with very complicated lives
and they have broader issues,” said Mark Milliron, co-founder and chief
learning officer of Civitas Learning, which did the study. “Trying to design
the right kind of advising support is going to mean a level of diversification
and a level of personalization.”
Advising
is becoming much more important to students. The study noted that 40% ranked
information on career options after graduation and on staying on track to
finish a degree as the highest types of advice they should receive. Time
management and academic success strategies were listed by 33% of the
respondents.
