My neice is thinking about quiting college!

Hi! I think you should at least advise her. It's not like you're forcing her to follow your advise. At least you have not failed on giving her a fair warning. Education is very important make her see that. If she still wishes to quit after you tell her that then let her be. At least you did your duty as family.

Sounds like she is nearly of age and can do as she pleases. I would hope she makes the right decision. Love is strange phanomenon and you never know what will come of it. They say distance makes the heart grow fonder. That isn't always true and maybe she feels it won't be the case with him.

Hi 'Blue 65 packer I was just thinking she could get help from the government to go back to college even if she did quit and marry her fiance as the government does have plans in case she does quit I went back to college after I married and got my AA i n English then went on to get my BA in English on government help and a loan which I paid back.I know it would be best of course if she kept on and finished now as she is a junior an by the time they wanted to marry she could be close to being finished or as I misread they plan on marrying in 2014 she could be all through with it,. but I was just saying marriage does not stop you from finishing college.

Ohhh God 20 years age is less and why leaving education for marriage. You should give advise to her education is most important for future life. Today they are well but we can say the future will same. Education teach us everything about living life, earning money. I not like her views. If her fiance is forcing for this means wrong and you should inquiry about it.

Before your niece quits college, she should think about the consequences. If she stops going to college and has student loans, then she would still need to worry about paying the loans off. Quitting college means eliminating the opportunity to getting a degree which might land her a good job; the job might even help pay off expenses related to the wedding in the future. Continuing college might delay her plans of marriage a bit, but she's still 20 years old and still has her whole life ahead of her. If she is already a junior in college, I think she should continue with college; so if she is going for a 4-year degree, then it's only one more year. However, if she a college student who has not declared her major or keeps switching her major, it might be better for her to take a break from college. But that's my opinion based on people I know who graduated later than four years.

I would be worried too about that.Maybe everything will work out but she's so young it would be best she finish school. I wonder if she would go back and finish after she is with him?

I do hope that she doesn't give it up...my daughter did that when she was a junior in college and married and moved to Hawaii....but she did finish her degree later...and even got her masters. Sometimes you have to be happy to reach a goal...so if she quits to be with him.....then whe probably will do better when she goes back and finishes.

its a horrible decision to make at this time and it sounds like a real horrible one ideally for sure,advice her to stick there itself

That's a tough position to be in. She should finish her education. I wonder if there isn't a way to have both. With the Internet and other resources she may be able to be with him and finish her education. Won't be easy though.

I think even if you dont confront her in a direct way, you should at least give her some encouragement to stay in school. 20 years from now, she may regret not sticking with it, especially knowing that she had the finiacial help to stay in school and get her degree. All in all she will do what she wants, and what she thinks is best for her. It doesnt hurt though to get an opinion from a caring family member though once in a blue moon. Wish her the best of luck in what ever she chooses though.