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These expectations are set in hopes that they will help students get into prestigious colleges. An NPR report featured teenagers Tom Poulis and Chelsea Halprin, who shared their thoughts on stress related to high school schedules. Poulis says, “the stress level is very high” due to taking four AP classes, standardized tests, and participating in various after school activities to enhance his college applications. Halprin hoped to attend an Ivy League school. Her schedule included time for homework, class president duties, team sports, mentoring young students, and helping at her synagogue. Despite her impressive schedule, Halprin worried that it would not be enough to meet her goals. The idea that students must overwork themselves and excel in every area has become an emotional and mental burden on teenagers, rather than be a guide to a successful

It is significant that students have a sense of stability between working and attending college classes. To some, having a job creates a meaningful work experience that can positively reflect on having better academic achievement and success. For others, it causes stress and anxiety, because they often neglect the person whom they should be most concerned, themselves. Also, it is commonly seen that students feel pressured about paying off college funds, which shifts their focus towards working rather than their grades. Students need to be aware of their emotional standpoint, which means taking time to be organized and in good mental

According to Lupien, McEwan, Gunnar, and Heim (2009), going off to college involves significant adjustments to their daily routines; sleeping and eating habits, time-management skills, and stress levels will be altered in one way or another. First-year students have to adjust to the new school environment, different social settings, and new schedules, all without the help and guidance from their parents, who have been there for them for eighteen years. Over 30% of college freshman report that they feel overwhelmed (Klainberg, Ewing, & Ryan, 2010), where some students even opt to work as they juggle their class and work schedules. Some students work at a job or study harder than others, but they are all trying to get degrees so maybe one day they will have meaningful and significant lives. It is a constant struggle for everyone who is trying desperately to make him or herself into a success. And every college student wants to be involved in society in a positive manner, allowing contribution of their ideals and values to others.

Students in AP courses typically are required to write more essays and solve through provoking problems that normal students typically do not do (Grove). These various skills that are developed, such as the critical thinking and high-level calculating, help to pave the road for success with students (Davis). Gaining these essential skills while in high school helps to shape healthy habits in students and prepare them for their future in college. For example, AP courses contain different levels of rigor and commitment than a normal course offers a student, which offers students a glance at college work and expectations (Grove). Therefore, the student will be better prepared for the workload and level of intensity that exists in a college atmosphere. Participation in an AP course can help to develop essential skills that students will need later in their academic lives once they reach

The transition from high school to college is a notoriously daunting experience for students entering, arguably, the most important years in their lives. Everything that a student has come to know about academics, for the most part, are to be radically challenged. Many different factors go into the change, and any particular one can be enough to overwhelm any given student into becoming an emotional wreck. Whether it be living on one's own for the first time, drastic schedule changes, or becoming socially involved, these responsibilities are just three examples, among the seeming hundreds. However, a perfect balance between these responsibilities is a major key in not allowing the stressors to take one captive.

AP students often share the same struggles just as any other student would when it comes to balancing life and school, however, due to the advanced courses, life adds extra weight to their shoulders by giving them plenty of work to complete overnight. Because of the stress, society assumed that none of these students would be able to balance life, school and 1 or more sports, yet surprisingly, many of these students manage everything extremely well, and never give up. Commonly, AP students are believed to be stress free because they already have the

From kindergarten to high school, students are told over and over again that attending college should be their main priority. “College is the way to success,” or “College is essential in order to find a job” is what teachers and adults implant into students’ heads. The education system is built around preparing students for college. Higher education over the years however, has been increasing. College Board, an organization that prepares students for college and administers standardized tests, showed in a study that college tuition has been on a rise since 1973.

The stereotypical American college student goes out partying all the time and stays up all night finishing an assignment or studying for a test. This stereotype may be accurate, but it is detrimental to our higher education culture. Hearing kids around me say “I’m so stressed for college. I’m never going to get any sleep when I go,” is heartbreaking. The pursuit of knowledge is a long and tiring journey, but it would be much more enjoyable if it didn’t come with a side of extreme stress and constantly-lowering mental health.

Opposed to the college life depicted on television, college is not about partying and being independent. Students are tossed into reality, responsibilities and uncertainty. From piles homework assignments to the possibility of not having a meal, college life contains stress and concern. On a macro level, each student deals with some of the same problems and these should be fixed. College students face high tuition costs, limited job opportunities and uncertain campus security. Each of these issues can be corrected by making college affordable, raising the minimum wage to satisfy current living expenses and regulating rules on gun control.

Getting an education in our society today is very important. We have so many schools, public and private, that do not teach college preparatory classes. Each year, thousands of graduating seniors apply to colleges and universities across the nation. Each student is making decisions on careers and planning a course of study to obtain them. But, are all of these students prepared for college? All students are not taught the same curriculums. The American College Testing, (ACT) is a college readiness assessment standardized test for high school achievement and college admissions. All college bound students are required to take the test. A student’s score is used to determine his or her admission

Throughout history, college has been a staple for people in America. Young high school graduates continuing their education to guarantee themselves a successful future in a career they feel passionate about. College helps build and expands one’s mind. Not only do students learn more in classes, the build social skills and critical thinking. Students attending college grow in all aspects of the mind. For most students in the 21st century, it has become somewhat of a norm to apply and continue education after high school. Every student wants to push themselves to achieve greatness. The rush of college applications includes a lot such as: writing essays, applying for scholarships, and taking the SATs. The SAT is a worldwide recognized test that

Now, colleges put more emphasis on personalities and out-of-curricular activities, beside the scores of standardized test and high school grades (Cook,2014, p.8). However, the amount and quality of emphasis varies among university, which puts more pressure on students and affect their lives (The Economist, 2015, p.3) . One of the impacts is that the illusion of the right courses and the right activities that boosts their applications and make them unique . Many students feel confused about what courses they should take and in what activities they should participate to make their application fantastic. Such a confusion leads many of them to feel stressed. According to Cook (2014), a high school counselor says that confusion increases stress among students and their families (p.8). Moreover, many students start considering their college choices and preparing their application at an early age. According to Cook (2014), some students start thinking about college in ninth grade by engaging in out-of-curricular activites (8). Another impact of college high selectivity is the significant decline in acceptance rates in recent years. Perez-Pena (2014) points out that college acceptance rates have constantly dropped including public and privates colleges

As with anything, how children are in a community setting versus how they are in a school setting varies greatly. Therefore as expected, fieldwork in a community setting is much different than how it is in a school setting. In the community setting there is a feeling of less stress on both me and the children. Additionally it is a much more relaxed environment. As a whole, being able to experience both in class and community environments for fieldwork will greatly benefit me as a future teacher.

Every year, thousands of high school students stress about the dreaded test that determines their college placement: the ACT. Some students prepare for weeks or months before taking the stressful test. Colleges look for high ACT scores and a laundry list of extracurriculars when they consider applications. Although in some cases high test scores and activities are a good thing but in reality they are putting too much stress on teenagers. “I do believe that most students stress out over their SAT scores much more than they need to,” (Strump). More and more college professors are coming to the realization that ACT and SAT scores are not what make up a person’s character; it's what that person goes through in life’s journey. I agree with these

Over the years many studies have been conducted to determine what creates stress and how college students can cope with stress. Stressors in a student’s life can be created through personal, educational and social experiences. A student faces many experiences while transitioning from high school, to college, and into adulthood. These experiences include: living arrangements, personal finances, important career decisions, experiences of failure, interpersonal relationships, and personal finances. These stressors involved with daily hassles can create an unhealthy high pressure environment which makes stress for college students inevitable. During one study, researchers found that physical activity throughout a student’s life can increase one’s stress tolerance and positively cope with stressors (Bland, Melton, Bigham, & Welle, 2012).