Essay On College Student Drinking

Drinking alcohol is a dangerous activity which is why there are laws about what age one is supposed to be before partaking in a drink. In college, however, students tend to drink even if they are not of the proper age. The rate of students drinking alcohol in college has been increasing in past years. College students are vulnerable to mental health disorders, such as Social Anxiety Disorder, depression, and substance abuse. Depression and social anxiety are both contributory factors to the increasing college alcohol consumption rates. Social Anxiety Disorder, depression, and alcohol abuse compromise college students’ academic performance, lessens sociability, and negatively influences their lives beyond the college classroom.
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A survey of college students showed that heavy drinking significantly impacted their academic performances. Drinking has negative impacts on studying habits (Dennhardt and James 595). Studying is a key component to being successful in college and when study habits are nonexistent, academic performance will inevitably suffer. A decrease in academic performance can lead to students dropping out because of an “inability to maintain university standards” (Blanco and Lynn 459). For some students, if their grades suffer, the institution they attend may withdraw academic or athletic scholarships, putting the student in a financial situation. Many universities require a certain GPA to be maintained and if unable to maintain it, they may drop out of school. Dropping out of college may cause more stress on an individual. Trying to avoid dealing with problems is connected to higher alcohol consumption rates (Dennhardt and James 596). The inability to deal with “negatively stressful situation leads to higher alcohol and substance abuse” (Dennhardt and James 596). Drinking alcohol causes its own problems which can branch into more problems, such as the continuation of dangerous drinking