"A recent American College Health Association survey of UO students indicate 96% of those felt "overwhelmed by all they had to do" on at least on occasion. A further 63% indicate that they had "felt things were hopeless" at least once during the year. This suggest to me not that most students are walking around feeling hopeless, but rather that normal college life is fraught with stress and emotional lows are part of the river's course." ( College Struggles). As you can see many college students struggle throughout their college experence. Many students have the worries of finances and what going on back home. Yet, most students deal with the struggle of grades and the compacity of college work. There is so much more to college than doing the work and moving forward. You deal with the fact that you are trying to please everyone. Most students feel like they are obligated to be the best because of pressure instead of being the best because they want to do it for themselves. Some students get to a stress point where they feel as if they can't breathe. They do not feel as if they can make it through college. Finance problems are even worse because one thinks she cannot afford college, so the issue because how long will she really get to be at the college of her dreams. She then becomes hopeless with everything. College can be very stressful for students. Sometimes some people should just understand.
Sources:
* College Struggles - http://counseling.uoregon.edu/dnn/ParentsFamilies/ShrinkRapNewsletter/CollegeStruggles/tabid/400/Default.aspx
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