Avoiding College Burnout: 5 Sources of Academic Stress (and How to Deal with Them)
by Rhonda Martinez
Aug 30, 2019
3 minutes
Yes college can be demanding. Stress is prevalent on all campuses, but it doesn’t have to be debilitating. Here’s how to manage it
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I remember my college days quite clearly. Sleepless nights, endless reading, ever-growing anxiety and stress-caused insomnia would perfectly describe what I was going through. Balancing a full-time job and study wasn’t an easy ride. There was never enough time for both, and I felt like I was the only one on this road. In fact, I wasn’t.
During the last 5 years of working with students and pursuing my teaching career, I learned that 70-80% of students experience high, 13-17 year-olds regard school as a primary source of stress. After entering college or university, the level of stress only increases, thus becoming a real issue to deal with nowadays.
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