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Dropping Out

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Is dropping out of university really the end of the world? Reece Parkinson explores.

Around one in ten university students won’t ever finish their degree. But is dropping out really the end of the world?

Students are dropping out of university in growing numbers. Around 1 in 10 university students in the UK won’t finish their courses. 

What makes some of us decide to drop out? What alternatives could we consider? And if we make that decision, does it really make any difference to our future? 

We follow a fresher who is already having doubts, and also chat to 1Xtra’s own Big Zuu about how dropping out of university was the best decision he ever made.

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