The article, “College Pressures”, written by William Zinsser, explores the pressures associated with college and its reflection on student work and attitude. In 1979, the time this work was published, Zinsser was the head of a residential college at Yale University (Zinsser, 437). Emerged in campus life, Zinsser examines the student behavior affiliated with the four sources of pressure he identifies as the symptoms of attending college. After reviewing Zinsser’s article, I can relate certain aspects
Pressure is like a emotional virus that constantly challenges a person through life. College students are imposed with numerous pressures. In college there are multiple rises and falls for students; therefore, college students often struggle striving for success. College students have aspirations of achieving their dreams and to obtain a enjoyable career. Collegiants are challenged with multiple strains including academic pressure, financial pressure, peer pressure and these pressures determine
Pressure is like an emotional virus that constantly challenges a person through life. College students are imposed with numerous pressures, the pressures weigh heavily upon their shoulders. In college there are multiple rises and falls for students; therefore, college students often struggle striving for success. College students have aspirations of achieving their dreams and to obtain an enjoyable career. Collegians are challenged with multiple strains, including academic pressure, financial pressure
Alcohol Consumption on College Students On a weekly basis, college students consume more alcohol to fit in with their peers. Prior research has shown how alcohol consumption can lead to negative effects. Typically, college students ignore the negative effects of consuming alcohol, in order to have a good time. College students are the point in their life where they are searching for new and exciting ways to fit in and have fun amongst peers. Alcohol consumption
In the United States, over 80% of college students have at least one alcoholic drink over a two-week time period. Out of these college students, 40% are binge drinking on occasion. (Johnston, O’Malley, Bachman, & Schulenberg, 2009). Binge drinking among college students is due to the college environment and mostly effects freshmen in college. Now that young people are no longer living in their parents’ home and are not being supervised as much as they were before they now have the freedom to do whatever
The Influences On Underage College Drinking And Hazing In the United States, majority of the population of college students participate in the act of underage drinking and hazing. According to steinhardt.nyu.edu "In the United States, over 80% of college students have at least one alcoholic drink over a two week time period (Johnston, O’Malley, Bachman, & Schulenberg, 2009). Of these college students, 40% are binge drinking (i.e., having four or more drinks) on occasion, which greatly surpasses
frequent memory lapses, fights, brutal hangovers and unplanned sexual activity all have in common? They are all frequent results of binge drinking by college students. On a typical Friday or Saturday night you can find the average college student out drinking and having fun. Normally partying with friends at a party, bar, or club; most of these college students are underage consuming excessive amounts of alcohol, or as its better known, “binge drinking.”The term binge drinking is defined as the consumption
Alireza is a 4th year, male undergraduate student at the University of California, Irvine majoring in Mechanical Engineering. As a 22-year-old student he is a self-identified second generation Persian American. While Alireza uses the term Iranian and Persian interchangeably to identify himself, he tends to self-identify as Persian more out of “habit.” He then associates his Persian identity with the long history of Iran, which is conducive to pride. His parents both emigrated together from Iran to
Students Facing Obstacle During College Life During the college life students have to deal with different types of obstacles. In the article, “College Pressures” William Zinsser focuses on the pressure faced by the college students. He talks about how the students are dealing with economic pressure, parental pressure, peer pressure, and self-induced pressure. College students are worried about getting high paid jobs and being rich instead of relaxing and enjoying now. Zinsser claims that students
where the pressure to conform is so great that you are stuck in the middle of being accepted or being an outsider. Now imagine being trapped in this situation regularly at school. Some students suffer the fate of these decisions every day and it can have a great effect on their academic lives. The phrase “peer pressure” is defined as “the social influence a peer group exerts on its individual members, as each member attempts to conform to the expectations of the group” (“peer pressure”). In the typical