I just read the article Record Level of Stress Found in College Freshmen. It was about stress of a normal freshman in college. Students were more stressed 25 years ago than today. But there are more reasons to be stressed today than there was 25 years ago.
Students are not only stressed because they are starting college but because the money that is put into it. They are worried about the debt they are going to be in with all the loans. Not only the debt they are stressed about but if there will even be a job in their career field to go into after their schooling to pay off the loans. They are actually less stressed and more determined to get a higher education to get the career that pays well. They know that in their generation it will be harder to find a job that pays more than minimum wage. If they can't get a better paying job they wont be able to do better then their parents or pay off their loans. The stress in women is higher than in males. The women were more over whelmed than the men. This is because men try to find more time to do what they like to do to relieve stress. But, as for the women, they tend to find more responsibilities than to do what they enjoy doing.
The stress of a first year college student is kind of high from what I have seen. Students are staying up really late cramming for a test or doing homework. But, I think that’s their fault if they get stressed from cramming and staying up late because they could be managing their time better. Instead of taking naps after your classes, they could do their homework and study. Since they didn’t nap they can go to sleep at a earlier time and wake up refreshed.
I experience stress when I don’t stay on top of my assignments and get bad grades on tests. I guess I get depressed when I get stressed because I don’t feel like doing anything but mope around. Therefore, I try to stay on task and do my work.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/27/education/27colleges.html?_r=1
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