Public unis risky?

happymomof1
Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:18:36 +0000

One thing to remember when looking at 4 and 6 year graduation rates at large public universities, is that many students simply don’t survive the first year. They arrive marginally prepared on an academic level and flunk out. Or, they really only want to party, and flunk out. Or, they realize that they don’t like school, and drop out. Or any number of other things. Students who enter completely committed to graduating in 4 years (the way most students enter a private college/university are likely to complete there degrees in the same amount of time that they would have at a private institution.

Truly, it is as much about self-discipline and persistence as it is about smarts.