blogs by Aaditya

  Stress in college students What is stress? Stress is a normal and necessary part of life. It is your fight-or-flight response to challenges you see in the world. This natural reaction has certain physical effects on the body to allow you to better handle these challenges, such as increased heart rate and blood circulation. When the pressures of university exceed students’ ability to cope Today’s university students face many sources of stress and pressure  that could negatively affect their academic performance.  This could include the pressure to perform well academically while balancing their work and personal lives with the stress of living as frugally as possible to make each dollar stretch. Top it off with the anxiety of student debt and getting a job upon graduation, and it’s a simple recipe for a minor nervous breakdown. Some university students may be crumbling under the pressures of university and the desire to do well in every aspect of life, a fact not helped...