text: why so many college students dropout school during their first semester? please give me good reasons. i think it is because they just weren't ready for college, especially if they go right out of high school. in my experiance, i waited to go when i was in my 20's, which was the best for me. if i would of went right out of high school, i would of just wasted money on tuition, since i partied to hard at that time in my life.