Wellbeing College Students

According to the New York Times article by Tamar Lewin on January 26, 20110, recent studies have shown that stress levels of incoming college freshmen are at an all time high. College counselors have agreed that these polls are a reflection of what they see daily in their offices. Many students are depressed, under stress, and using psychiatric medication that are prescribed during their high school years. With college tuition fees increase each year, Brian Van Brunt believes that the great financial burden on students is one of the main stressor. Though statistics still show that students are better off going to college, students are finding it harder to believe there’s a job out there waiting on the other end. Another reason why students are under tremendous amount of stress is because of the pressure that they put themselves under. While the students emotional health is at risk, their drive to achieve is also higher than ever. Students seem to believe that being more financially independent in the future; they will need to get into an MBA or a PhD program. There is also a huge gender gap between male students and female students who are suffering from emotional stress. Perry C. Francis, the coordinator for counseling services at Eastern Michigan University believes
Most students entering college are under a lot of stress. A survey was conducted by The American Freshman: National Forms that involves more than 200,000 college freshmen and 52 percent of college freshmen believes that their emotional health was “below average”. According to the article, it is believed that one of the main factors of this problem is the economy. In this economy, the students are worried about not being able to find a job after graduation. They are also worried about how they will be able to pay for their college