text: does it make a person dumb or somethng if he ddnt finish college?   no. the person is not dumb who leaves college because her family needs her or she finds a great job making a good income or decides she would rather do a trade or joins the armed forces or has an illness which prevents her from continuing to attend college. i could go on and on. life often throws curves that interrupt out plans. if she never goes back, that might be considered dumb by some.