No school no stress

As the semester hits midterms, stress can lead a person to make rash decisions while trying to balance, school, work, home life and a social life. Sometimes, students figure out their program is not for them.  

Brittany Brosseau, 24, has plans to continue postsecondary education, even though she left the university without graduating. 

“I dropped out because I did not like the program, and I did not feel prepared for being in school, but I have plans to go back to school into St. Clair College for the nursing program,” said Brosseau. 

Brosseau was formerly an English literature and creative writing student at the University of Windsor. 

She wants to take the leap to nursing because she enjoys helping those in need. 

“I just lost interest in the program, and I did not see myself having a future in that field anymore,” said Sam Sinclair, 20, a former business management and journalism student. 

“That was my second program in two years, so I figured rather than jump into a third program for a third year, I would just take a year off and work and figure out what I wanted to do from there,” said Sinclair. 

According to Sinclair, school is not the only thing that can be stressful, but the lack of school too. 

“I am going back in September… which I am excited about because I have been antsy to go back,” said Sinclair. “I am tired of being out of school and only having work going on for me right now… It has been a good year off, it was good for my mental health, it was calming to not wake up and wonder if I had something due, so the stress of school was just constant. Knowing I only had to wake up and go to work was relaxing for me, but there is the con of just waking up and going to work is having nothing to look forward to.” 

According to Statistics Canada, not only were university dropouts more likely to have tried other postsecondary education, they were also more likely to have graduated from a postsecondary institution, with double the graduation rates of other dropouts. 

According to the study, only 36 per cent of 21 year olds were in university for the 2015-2016 school year. 

The study showed just under 25 per cent of 19 year olds were in college for the 2015-2016 school year and at least half of 17 to 24 year olds were also working.