More Gen Z college freshmen are quitting school early and moving back home with mom and dad

Some Gen Z freshmen have already decided — just weeks into the fall semester — to abandon their college campuses, head back home and take classes online.Others are quitting school entirely very early on.In a recent "Outnumbered" segment, the Fox News co-hosts discussed the trend of young college students bailing out of campus life and returning home — saying the degree is what they’re after, not the "college experience."Online reactions to the controversial and trending decision are running the gamut. ‘SHUT UP’ AND LISTEN: TRACE GALLAGHER SHARES WISDOM LEARNED FROM BEING A ‘GIRL DAD’"To be fair, college is not for everyone," one Facebook user commented.Another blurted, "Time for the school of HARD KNOCKS!"Students are shown walking on campus to and from classes at Virginia Tech Polytechnic Institute and State University College.Some young college students across the nation are bailing out early — and heading back home to mom and dad.  (ablokhin/Getty Images)A viral TikTok posted by a 17-year-old indicated that the student left campus at Southern University in Louisiana just two weeks into her first semester to go back home to Las Vegas, according to reports. Some students today seem to be strangers with discomfort and struggle — as one user advised, "Y'all have to learn how to be uncomfortable."Another was more understanding, posting, "It's OK to be uncomfortable, anxious and stressed during your first year of college.""Outnumbered" co-host Kaleigh McEnany said she remembered her own college days, when she would struggle to return to school after spending time at home.More college freshmen today are leaving school early to live at home and take online classes, rather than stick it out on campus.

(Getty Images)"I would cry in the airport, and my mom was like, 'You've gotta get on the plane, you've gotta go back …' And it was tough, but I'm so glad she pushed me," she said.In her viral TikTok, the teenager shared a disclaimer in the caption o...