Why Is It Important To Attend College?

When I was a freshman, I never expected I would be so stressed out as a junior. As a freshman, a sophomore, and a junior, my body and my mind continued to exert stress. My parents, like other parents, tend to forget that students today, deal with more stress than they did as students. The competition of getting into college, the stress of schoolwork, and the responsibility of managing their time when playing sports can overwhelm me as a high school student.
The number of talented high school seniors applying to college has continued to grow each year. According to Petersons.com, the total number of high school graduates is projected to grow by 10 percent in 2017. That means thousands of more applicants are in the college admissions process. Yes there is enough space for the growing number of students graduating to attend college, but the most popular schools cannot accept everyone. As a junior who dreams of going to the Naval Academy, I worry that the likelihood of getting accepted is less
However, I have also met teachers, coaches, and parents who would argue that sports are beneficial to the high school student-athlete in the classroom and on the court. In fact NYU did a study on a hundred high school students and found that out of the 74 students who played sports, they had an average GPA of 3.4. 0.5 points higher than the 26 other students who did not participate in sports. Sports have proven to be a stress reliever for high school students; however, that can be untrue. Along with the responsibility of finishing your homework and studying for tests, you also have to manage your time to play sports. There have been days where my games would not start till late in the evening and not finished till late at night. These nights were always stressful because it limited my time to do homework. Yes sports can be a stress reliever, but they can also be a