Stress in College Students

There comes a point in everyone’s life when transitioning into adulthood becomes inescapable. Many of us choose the path of attending college straight out of high school. This is an intimidating task all in itself without adding on everything that succeeds flying out of the nest. This includes, and is not limited to: finding work, paying bills, and simply the expectation of thriving in society alone is enough to compile stress on a student. Most of this is done with limited help from the parents. Students are launched into adulthood and expected to prosper with few to no scrapes.
All things adapt to a sort of faster pace when making the shift into adulthood. Students are essentially forced to acclimate this pace as their own. Part of the reason for this forceful adaptation is the addition of duties. The student must now do their own laundry, wash their own dishes, clean their own living space, etc. Although these obligations may seem insignificant, they require time. Time is precious to anyone, but even more so to a student. An average student spends about fifteen hours in classes a week. Then, one must account for studying. The average student studies about one to two hours a day, adding up to seven to fourteen hours a week. Some students require more or less time depending on many factors. Most students have to provide an income for themselves. They can spend an upwards of twenty hours a week at work. For many, the numbers are closer to thirty. Once all of the “must-dos” are finished with, we can generate time for chores. The average person spends about twenty to thirty minutes a day doing things like, washing dishes, sweeping floors, making the bed, cleaning the bathroom, doing laundry, etc. This amounts to about three and a half hours a week that the person uses to keep a tidy living space. Many students are involved in sororities and fraternities throughout