Stress Of College Students

Teens often face exceeding amounts of pressure to attend college in fear that they will not be able to find employment without a degree. Schools contribute to pressure by providing students with an abundance of work, information, etc. to take in during a small amount of time. Students set high goals for themselves, and suffer crushing disappointment when they do not achieve these goals or perform at a lower level than one’s envisions as acceptable. As admission to college becomes harder to gain, students also face exceeding amounts of stress. It is often seen as impossible to find a good paying job without a college degree. Teen’s feed off of this information and feel distraught at the fact that their entire lives seem to depend …show more content…
Where school might be easier in some ways, it is much harder in many aspects. Students are being exposed to much more content in a smaller amount of time. When you add this in with the amount of time that must be spent after school at extracurricular activities, the stress level shoots through the roof. The way that the content is being taught and exposed to the students has changed greatly over time. Information is not being taught in a straight-forward thorough way. Large amounts of information is introduced in one day, and is often left untouched until the student is tested on it later on. Students suffer from an overload on information which prevents students from being able to retain the information after the lesson. (Catherine G. , 2016, para. …show more content…
At the age of eight, most students have been told that without attending college they will not be able to have a good, successful life. This idea creates a barrier between students and the purpose of school. Most students just see school as an obstacle in their way, preventing them from becoming more successful sooner. School should be seen as a way to learn new ideas and information while being introduced to new opportunities and people. Attending college is sure to improve your success rate. However, that does not mean that without college or a degree that you will be seen as unsuccessful. This is an important lesson that parents and teachers need to tell students. Preaching to them that without a degree they will be a ‘deadbeat’ or unsuccessful will not encourage students to attend college and do well. This will only add pressure on them and could potentially force them into attending college for the wrong reasons. College is a stepping stone into reaching the goals that you want to achieve in your lifetime, however some students attend it only in fear that their lives will be incomplete and unvalued if they do not achieve a degree in their lifetime. College will enrich your life and future; however, a degree does not exactly ensure your success. A person with a good work ethic and that does not have a degree will obviously be more successful