At least once in life, everyone thinks about who they want to become in their future. Most of the things they want to become require a certain college degree to achieve that goal. Taking this first step toward earning the degree can take time and involves a lot of hard work. Some people have more determination and motivation to succeed, while others lack motivation and cannot finish. Not everyone gives up because they lack the determination to finish, but run into other obstacles while still being motivated. These try to regulate work-school balance, unexpected family problems and financial problems. Unprepared students enroll in school because they think a degree is a “pass” to the middle class, trying to get closer to their goal but dropping out. The primary cause of students dropping out of studies is due to the fact that they are unable to reconcile work and school. Students who work while in school can often “work down” more than the government’s acceptable working hours. For example, a student may work full time, requiring them to do physical labor and leaving them tired at the end of the shift. If this student had class later in the day, he or she would not be able to concentrate on the topic being taught in that session. Sometimes while working, people do not complete their work on time and finish late, which will also impact students. If they finish their work too late and arrive to class late, then the risk of becoming disoriented will be quite high and fatal for the student, due to missing the introduction. Continuing to be late forces them to make decisions between school and a job change, and in many cases they end up dropping out of school. A student's inability to balance work and studies may cause them to drop out. Another reason why students drop out is due to unexpected family problems. Over the years, many people become ill or injured, some more serious than others. For example, doctors diagnose the student's brother with a brain tumor and predict he only has a week to live..