School Life- College

Commitment
By: Erin Shy, Selina Rose, Rose Thao
Take Away Message
Although we are all in college, we don’t usually experience
every different type of circumstance the college can cause.
We want to raise awareness to the different types of
circumstances that can arise that some people don’t
experience or didn’t even think about. We all know how
demanding college can be, but the experience is different
for everyone.
Stress
General College Stress
● General expectations of
students
● 10 General common
problems

Fig. 1 Picture depicting college stress

Source: UALR.edu “Keeping the Momentum: Tips on
How to Deal with Stress
General Trends
● 40% of students report feeling
stressed
● Students perceptions of their
own emotional health is at an
all time low (Schuder-O’Connor)
● Students have to figure out how
stress affects them
● Students generally say that
they’re overwhelmed with the
amount of stress they have
(Schuder-O’Connor)
● Stressful college environments
are connected to poor mental
Fig. 2 Stresses in college health (Schuder O’Connor)
Source: ahchealthenews.com “How college
students can deal with stress”
Living on Campus VS. Commuting
● The decision to either live on or off
campus can affect someone’s college
experience.
● Coming from experience from myself and
from other commuters, those who live
off-campus usually feel that it is
harder to find friends and that they
don’t feel like they’re getting the full
college experience.
○ How hard difficult commuting to
college also is dependent on
whether the school caters to
Fig. 3 “I Commute” commuters or if commuters are the
Source: www.newpaltz.edu minority.
● The total cost of commuting can also be
a thought of concern.
Roommate Problems
● Research shows that 25%
students experience college
roommate problems (“Research”)
● College First year students and
sophomores experience problems
with their roommate(s) most
often (“Research”)
● Most of these situations have
the same problems
● Examples

Fig 4: College Roommates

Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
 Sexual Assault On Campus
● One out of every five female
undergraduate students will be a victim
to some sexual assault before
graduation. (“Realities of…”)
● Most victims know their assailant on
some level. (“Realities of…”)
● Emily Lorenzen shares her story on her
sexual assault and how her father gained
the motivation to do something about
sexual assaults on campus after
witnessing the lackluster investigation,
Fig. 5 “Sexual Assault Statistic for Women” the lack of sympathy, the lack of
Source: www.aauw.org resources, and the disbelief with
officials that faced his daughter after
she reported her assault to campus
police. (Smith)
Typical Day
● After sleeping, a student
normally spends most of their
time doing education related
activities.

● Although there are a few hours

for leisure activities it can
be hard to make enough time for
yourself when you have all of
the other activities to balance
as well.
Fig 6: Average Day for full-time
university students
Source: bls.gov “Back to College”
Class Schedule
● This picture is showing a
sample schedule for a typical
college student.
● As you can see from the
different colors there are
large amounts of time spent
both in class and doing
homework/studying.
● This can help you picture a
scenario of a stressed college
student and possibly relate
this to a personal experience.

Fig 7. Sample Schedule for full time college student

Source: commonpence.co “How to Make a Schedule for School”
Food and Nutrition
● Many college students
are at risk of
malnutrition
● The cause of this trend
of food insecurity for
college students is not
surprising
● Common circumstances
during food insecurity
● The number of overweight
college students has
Fig 8: Unhealthy Eating in College
Source: www.superkidsnutrition.com risen
Mental Health
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNlwRGc3LS8

It has been acknowledged that there is a rising mental

health problem among college students in the past couple of
years.
Financial
College Tuition Effects on Students
● Tuition for college (depending on
in-state or out-of state)
○ Cost of Attendance
○ Necessities required use of
money
○ Transportation
○ Food
○ Materials
● The more accumulated things needed
in college, the more you add on to
your tuition
● Tuition is an ideal number, but
there are still other outside
sources that adds on to what you're
Figure 9:”Where do college spend their money?” already paying
Source: http://campusgrotto.com
The College Tuition Problem
http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/25/pf/college/college-tuition-p
rice-2017-2018/index.html

The general trend of college tuition is that it is steadily

rising every year.
College Debt
● Talking about money for college
doesn’t just talk about
tuition, but it also talks
about student loan debt.
● The costs for higher level
education are among the
fastest-rising costs in
American society today
(“Student Loan…”).
● Some people wonder if going to
college is worth acquiring a
huge amount of debt.
Fig. 10 “The Weight of Student Loan Debt”
Source: www.wfdd.org
Student Loan Update as of 4/12/2018
https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/student-loans-set
-to-increase-as-college-becomes-even-more-expensive-97989382
7696

Not only are students having to pay higher amounts of money

for college as college tuition prices generally rise, but it
will cost more to take out the loans needed to go to school.
This adds a new level of stress when it comes to college. It
may even make people not want to go to college because they
can’t afford it.
Scholarships
● Financial Aid break down
● Where does scholarship
money come from?
● Scholarships from
private sources
● How many students
receive gift aid?

Fig 11: Private Scholarships given

divided by race/ethnicity
Source: www.xtra.thoughtremixer.com
College Expenses Beyond Financial Aid
● College expenses will
undoubtedly go outside
the coverage of one’s
financial aid.
● Some of these expenses
include:
transportation, greek
life, repeating
toiletries, books and
supplies, and many
other necessary
things.

Fig 12: Personal Expenses Graphic

Source: quble.co.in, “Quble”
Jobs and Internships
● Having a job allows for paying
tuition,learning new career
skills,network,improve GPA, but
leads to lack of time
management,stress,low grades

● Not having a job allows for student

to focus on education/assignments,
have more time during the day, but
lacks income to pay expenses,
overworked over college, no outside
experience for future career

Figure 13: “The Struggles of Being a College Student”

Source: univoice.net
 Peer
Pressure
General Peer Pressure
● A lot of the time young adults may
not want to partake in something
their friends or other peers are
doing, but since they want to fit in
or they feel they have no other
option they will do this activity.

● These feelings associated with peer

Fig 14: Peer Pressure Graphic
Source: familyfirstaid.org “Peer Pressure”
pressure can create an inner turmoil
for the person who is partaking in
activities they do not feel safe or
comfortable doing.
Drugs and Alcohol Pressure
● Some people may feel that they
should drink or do drugs
because their friends do and
their friends may even try and
convince them to do these
things.

● This can become a repeated

cycle that leads to addiction
of alcohol or drugs.

Fig 15: Peer Pressure Statistics

Source: aptparenting.com “Facts About Peer
Pressure”
Psychological Effects
● Although this visual can be
seen as a positive side, it can
also be a good example for a
negative side of peer pressure.

● Since your brain shows higher

Fig 16: The Brain on Peer Pressure
Source: inspiremalibublog.com, “Positive Peer
Pressure”
activity when it experiences
winning in a group rather than
alone this could point to why
young adults feel the need to
participate in peer pressure.
Hazing in Greek Organizations
● What exactly is hazing?
● Hazing is still prevalent
in Greek organizations
today
● The main problem is getting
students to report hazing
when they see it or
experience it
● Reality: fraternities
partake in hazing at higher
rates than sororities

Fig 17: New initiated sorority girls doing

push ups ordered by an upperclassman
Source: www.arkansasonline.com
Relationships
● Peer pressure in relationships
can result in heated arguments,
hurt feelings, and problems for
both parties financially and
socially.

● “Red flags” is a term used to Fig 18: Red Flags

Source: money.cnn.com, “3 Red Flags”
describe the possible dangers
and warning signs in
relationships.
 Sexual Health in College
● College is often the time when
a lot of young adults become
sexually active.

● Even if college students enter

college with average knowledge
on sexual health they can still
be at risk for many sexually
transmitted diseases.
Fig 19: Sexual Health Survey Results
Source: bcheights.com, “Sexual Health Survey”
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