Planet College veterans often feel stuck. Stuck in school, stuck with a sucky job or just stuck. Stuck sucks. And this feeling of inertia, not getting anywhere, that can be overwhelming and discouraging. The results of this feeling is clearly reflected in graduation statistics. Overall the statistics show only about half of those students who attempt a college program actually complete the requirements. f This is understandable because it is simply so difficult for an average student to stay focused through the entire process. Unavailable courses, work demands and changing family pressures among other things contribute to students slowing down, getting bogged down and giving up.
Because this trend has become nearly a fact of college life some community colleges have insituted a program to assists students toward graduation. One such program, termed ASAP, has been implemented by the City University of New York. You can read a more detailed description of this program and the results here.
The significant thing about this program is that in order to receive the help and support available the student is required to enroll full time. With this level of commitment the results are clear. This suggests that possibly your best tactic for success in your program is full time enrollment. Although this potentially sounds drastic, 12-15 units of coursework, it may be the challenge you need to get out of the nearly terminal suckiness of stuck.
If you are nearly terminally stuck on Planet College give full time enrollment serious consideration. This definitely will take some planning so it might not be possible this term. But, for next term, look over your work schedule, double up on earnings and save this summer and try full time next term.
It is worth a try just to get out of the suckiness. Stuck sucks.
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