It’s OK if you have to take a break from school

Staff Editorial

College is a great experience, and of course it should be taken seriously by anyone attending.

There are several instances, though, where it is impossible for someone to attend college when they are battling certain issues.

We at The Daily Eastern News encourage everyone to try their best and work hard, but we also do not discourage anyone who feels they need to temporarily leave college in order to deal with other situations.

There are many times when a student may be dealing with an illness or other serious problem in their family. The stress of this can be too much to handle along with college.

We don’t find anything wrong with a student who feels that being in college is not a good idea for the present time.

Sometimes, people need to take time to fix their lives, get back on the right track and rebuild things, and if anyone feels like this is something that can’t be done by multitasking, by all means we do not encourage them to stay in school.

College can be tough, and it may seem that it is urgent and important to finish your degree at this very moment, but we want everyone to remember that college will always be there.

Your health, family and personal issues, however, need to be taken care of.

If you feel as though you cannot handle things, and you are unsure of what to do, we at The Daily Eastern News encourage you to find someone you can confide in, attend appointments at the counseling center at Health Services or take some time for yourself to get the help that you need.

Don’t ever feel that you need to stay in school at a particular time just because everyone automatically expects you to.