College students please read!

[ShoeGaL 4]

Hey, I am a journalism major in college and for my final paper I need to write an article of my choice. So I picked one that every college student can relate to: stress. I am trying to find students from all different colleges and situations. And what better time to ask these questions with finals coming up! lol If you can take the time out to answer these questions for me it would be GREAT!! Thanks :o)

1. Just some basics: First name, Age, Grade, State, College or University (school is optional)

2. Do you live on campus? off campus apt/house? With parents?
- Do you think living in one of those three locations affects the amount of stress you feel?

3. From freshman year to where you are now, which year have you felt the most stressed? Why?

4. Do you ever feel overwhelmed with midterms? finals? important projects?

5. How do you cope with stress that you feel?
- Do you find yourself drinking or doing drugs when you feel stressed?

6. Do you feel your major affects your stress levels?

7. Does your stress or anxiety come from other things besides school?

8. What do you think a college student can do to avoid stress or deal with it better?

[Yoshi2me]

This would make a great bulletin for a Myspace page.. do you have one?

Angela

[charming_shrew]

1. If you really need my name let me know. 22, Senior in College (Graduating in May), University of GA (33,000 student state school)

2. I live off campus and have lived off campus for 3 years. I was required to live on campus my first year. Having to clean, do laundry, and not lose my keys (there is no front desk to help you out) I think always adds a little extra stress to my life. I also have a townhouse that is a little too big for me to clean on my own and my roommate basically lives with her boyfriend so I'm on my own. Also, being alone, off campus where I have to drive to people is a little stressful.

3. I would have to say my Sophomore year was the most stressful because of Organic Chemistry but every semester is always a little stressful trying to get used to new classes.

4. I feel a little overwhelmed when all of my classes have tests around the same time (so, any time they coincide, finals, and midterms)

5. I do yoga for stress and meditation. I am also on Lexapro and I can't drink while taking that so I don't drink or do drugs.

6. I am a female in a male dominated major, chemistry. I am held to a higher standard and I have to bust my butt.

7. Much stress and anxiety in the past year has come from my HSV diagnosis. So, other stuff outside school is a big stressor for me.

8. College is just a naturally stressful situation. I feel like if you can find other stress management methods then that's good as long as you stay away from the drugs and alcohol.

:)

[ShoeGaL 4]

Angela, I do have a myspace page and I never even thought to add this on as a bulletin, thanks for the idea!

And charming, I'll put in a pseudonym for your name. Thanks for filling that out for me

[Yoshi2me]

Angela, I do have a myspace page and I never even thought to add this on as a bulletin, thanks for the idea!

And charming, I'll put in a pseudonym for your name. Thanks for filling that out for me

I'm glad you can do that!

Let us know if you have enough peeps to participate, ok?

Do you want me to move it to the young adult forum and make it a stickie for 30 days?

What do you think?

[ShoeGaL 4]

Yes that would be awesome! So far so good with responses, but I need as many responses as possible. Thanks!

[Yoshi2me]

Yes that would be awesome! So far so good with responses, but I need as many responses as possible. Thanks!

Ok, I blogged it, Myspaced it, and sent it out to 4 yahoo groups that I know of.

Angela

[ShoeGaL 4]

Thanks Angela, you are the bomb!

Any college students on here please help me out and fill out those questions, no need to go in depth, just need to know how many of you are stressin....or not stressin thank u..

[Yoshi2me]

I'm so glad I could help spread the word!

Angela

[BenMistreated]

1. If you really need my name let me know. 22, Senior in College (Graduating in May), University of GA (33,000 student state school)

Goooooooo DAWGS!! Sic 'em! Woof woof woof woof!!! :-) I'm a fellow bulldawg. I live in Los Angeles now though. There are a lot of us out here. We have a club called the "so cal dawgs" that gets together for football games at a bar in Westwood. It's really fun seeing 50+ red and black shirts, hats, etc. in California. Almost every time I've gone, some UCLA students always come up and ask about us. We're definitely a different breed ;-)

[Yoshi2me]

Shoe Gal,

Did you get your paper completed yet?

How did everything work out?

[[hugs]]

Angela

[sarak]

Hey, I am a journalism major in college and for my final paper I need to write an article of my choice. So I picked one that every college student can relate to: stress. I am trying to find students from all different colleges and situations. And what better time to ask these questions with finals coming up! lol If you can take the time out to answer these questions for me it would be GREAT!! Thanks :o)

1. Just some basics: First name, Age, Grade, State, College or University (school is optional)

2. Do you live on campus? off campus apt/house? With parents?
- Do you think living in one of those three locations affects the amount of stress you feel?

3. From freshman year to where you are now, which year have you felt the most stressed? Why?

4. Do you ever feel overwhelmed with midterms? finals? important projects?

5. How do you cope with stress that you feel?
- Do you find yourself drinking or doing drugs when you feel stressed?

6. Do you feel your major affects your stress levels?

7. Does your stress or anxiety come from other things besides school?

8. What do you think a college student can do to avoid stress or deal with it better?

1. Sara, 20, Junior
2. on campus
3. Freshman, had 18 hour engineering course load
4. yes, programming projects are stressful
5. I make plans when I'm stressed because worrying gets you nowhere when you have no plans to make things better
6. not generally, but physics courses do
7. my dad is a control freak, it's stressful
8. planning ahead is the best way to be stress free, because if you do that then you are prepared for what comes your way

[Yoshi2me]

ShoeGaL 4 ~

Is this something that you are still working on?

Angela

[ShoeGaL 4]

Hey all, I haven't checked in here in a while so I wasn't able to get all the posts, but yes! my project is finished with a lovely grade of a 92 :-D Thank you all for your help!It helped me out very much

[Yoshi2me]

I'm glad we were able to help!