Stress of First-Year College Students at Record High

Hamdan Alsulaimani

Reference:
Rumsey, M. (2011, February 2). Stress of first-year college students at record high. Retrieved 2, February 2011, from http://media.www.thebrownandwhite.com/media/storage/paper1233/news/2011/02/08/News/Stress.Of.FirstYear.College.Students.At.Record.High-3974285.shtml


Summary:
This article discusses the stress of freshmen who have more stress than sophomores, juniors, or seniors. Moreover, the factors that cause the stress for the freshmen are financial, psychological and emotional health of students, and the perception of the job market. There are examples of these factors respectively. The first is that the students did not receive the entire amount of money the aid from their college because they do not hand in the necessary papers on time. The second is they did not adapt to the college life quickly and their families were not with them to encourage them. The third is the chances were very weak to get a job after graduating. The students suffer a lot of stress through the first year at university.


Reaction:
This article talks about the stress with freshman in the first year at the university. I was interested when I read the article because it describes the difficulties that face the students who want to achieve their goal in the college life. Moreover, the author gave us the problem which is the stress that faces the freshman, but he did not give us the solution. He should suggest the solution about the students who did not hand in the necessary papers on time. For example "why did they not hand in the necessary papers on time? In this situation, he should give the ways that help the students to hand in the necessary papers on time. When I was reading the psychological problems that face the student, I was waiting for the way that reduces the stress such as the exercises. Unfortunately, he did not write this way. Also, the author mentions that the chances to get a job are very weak. When I was reading these sentences, I asked myself, "What are the reasons that make the chances to get a job poor?" If he were writing these reasons, the article would have been more interesting. By the way, some students do not have the stress when they study in the first year at the university. Finally, the article was interesting, but it will be best with the solution for these problems that face the students.