fail out
Academically wash out
To fail out is to be dismissed from a school or program due to poor academic performance.
Unlike dropping out, which is voluntary, failing out implies forced departure after grades fall below required standards: He failed out of college his sophomore year.
The phrase suggests not just failure but expulsion as its consequence.
- poor gradesUnsatisfactory academic performance
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- financial hardshipSevere money difficulties
- dropoutOne who quits early
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
shame · procrastination · frustration · hopelessness · regret · self-doubt · self-sabotage · discrimination · suspension · dismissal · remediation · missed deadlines · disappointment · skill gap · overcommitment · flunk · isolation · anxiety