How does dropping out of high school affect students' future lives? Student dropout has become a crisis, President Obama said: “It is time for all of us to come together, parents and students, principals and teachers, business leaders and elected officials to end America's dropout crisis.” ("President Obama"). There are 7 thousand students who drop out of high school, for a total of about 1.2 million every year, wouldn't it be great to eliminate that number and help kids stay in school instead of dropping out of high school ("President Obama"). Students wouldn't have to drop out of high school because they couldn't go to college, couldn't hold a job, and would have trouble making minimum wage for the rest of their lives. Not being able to go to college is one reason why students shouldn't drop out of high school. If you want a job that requires a bachelor's or master's degree you have to go to college to get it. For example; if you wanted to become a lawyer, a school teacher, or an entrepreneur, you would have to pass the GED test or choose to finish high school ("High School Dropout"). If you still want to go to college but drop out you must pass the GED test to go to college. If students finished high school, it would be much easier with a diploma than trying to get the GED to go to college, because if you finish high school with a diploma and you don't have to worry about taking any tests to go to college. But if you don't pass it, you won't be able to do anything related to college. Students' inability to hold a job is the second reason they should not drop out of high school. Many employers would like to have someone who has gone to high school and been educated so they can handle money and add things p...... middle of paper ......tedAzzam, Amy M." Why Students Drop Out." Educational Leadership 64.7 (2007): 91. MAS Ultra - School Edition. Network. 7 February 2014.De Ridder, Karin AA, et al. “High School Dropout, Illness, and Long-Term Disability in Young Adults: A Prospective Propensity Score-Stratified Cohort Study (Young-HUNT Study).” BMC Public Health 13.1 (2013): 1-9. Premier of academic research. Network. February 7, 2014. "High School Students Drop Out." RSS of students who drop out of high school. Np, nd Web. 06 February 2014. "President Obama Announces Measures to Reduce Dropout Rates and Prepare Students for College and Careers." The White House. The White House and the Web. 05 February. 2014. .