Responsibility and Stress in College

                College is a world full of stress, studying, late night papers and responsibility.  As a student, we are required a lot of time and effort in our grades in order to achieve great grades. Students need to sacrifice a lot of their time and even their social life. The reason for all this work is Professors need to verify that the student comprehends the work and subject matter. Sometimes both the professor and the student fail to acknowledge factors causing these many stresses resulting into poor study habits and poor grades.

                Students can get caught into the new world of college. College that not only provides education but also a world full of socialization, job opportunities, and a sense of independency. Students can get distracted and forget the value their grades have in their future career. As this feeling of independency grows, so does the amount of social events. Students start going out more often to socialize to these social events. They start to then hand in incomplete work and failing tests. This can cause the student to end up failing the test and having to retake the class. Also, if this destructive pathway continues it can eventually lead up to be academically dismissed.  

                Professors always try to treat students equal, but what some professors fail to realize is in a world of bills, loans, and rent this can be an uneven playing field.  Some students who would enjoy nothing more than to be home studying instead of working 12 hour shifts can stressed with the amount of work given by professors.  All of these hours given to working in order to survive can really cause a student to be less active in class and not complete homework.

                When it comes to responsibility and stress regarding college, students need to try to seek help at an early point in order to find a balance. Colleges help counseling and even tutoring. There are certain situations that are understandable but that shouldn’t stop you from striving for more. Instead, those long hour jobs should ignite the wanting of a degree. The students who have no real excuse should put all their effort into class.