College Pressure By William Zinsser

College is a very important but difficult stage in a person’s life. It is full of challenges, sacrifices, new experiences and knowledge. It comes with many types of pressure. Which, are mention in the article “College Pressure” by William Zinsser; all of them with side effects that can make students stumble in their pathway to success. One of the biggest and most common is economic pressure which affects everybody. Lack of time is another critical aspect of pressure that exists as a challenge in college. Pursuing the excellence of good grades is the most debated topic among all students. Lastly, there is the one of parental pressure that ranges in almost every family. As a consequence of these pressures, maybe bringing an uncertain
Domestic expenses, bills, rent, insurance, health care, gas etc.… are few of many that we all students have. However, education it the most prevalent that drives insane the most when it comes to pressure. Just like the author mentions “They live in a brutal economy” and there is no excuse for it. When it comes to education there is no such thing as free. Tuitions increase every year classes get harder meaning that overpasses the amount that financial aid can provide to all students. Not even renting books works anymore because the price of renting them passes the price as if we buy them. Online/in classrooms classes are the ones that have absurd prices; with the price of just a piece of paper that gives access to the online courses is possible to buy two books at the same time. And let’s not even talk about fees. There is also the pressure of failing a class for any reason that at the end it has to be paid again. Some student might not receive any kind of aid or even have enough money to pay for tuitions. Out of education we have the obligation of car insurance that doubles every year. House rent which varies too. It is just too much, and as a result it all ends into
Students sometimes, just do not find the time to do homework, write research papers and make projects. For the simple fact that students have the need to pay all expenses, fees, tuitions and other more important things. Lacking that time makes them go to bed at four to five in the morning doing homework and studying for next days’ class. Result of that, it brings stress, weakness and illness from lack of sleep. Also, let’s not forget that as human beings we all need time to rest. Most are part time students, half of their time they work and the other half they go to school. Meaning they have to work either for they have to help their families, to pay their career and debts. Driving time is including, not all student life in college, most of them live one to two hour away from school; preventing them from sometimes getting early to class because of traffic or maybe the fell asleep. Due to all of these barriers it causes many students fail or end up with a lower in their classes because of the lack of time to study and