Christmas graduate

A college or university student who discontinues their education after the end of the first term (i.e., around Christmastime). Primarily heard in US. While I firmly believe in the importance of continued education, there are always a few Christmas graduates each year for whom college is just not well suited. I know my parents are frustrated, but I'm fine with being a Christmas graduate. I think I'd be better off going to a trade school and getting some kind of certification someday. I didn't want to be a Christmas graduate, but I was pregnant by then. I had more important issues to deal with.