Stress, before college I did'nt know the meaning of the word stress. The only stress I ever had was stressing over if I was going to be able to play Modern Warfare after school and still make it to track practice on time.
But now that college has gotten here, I have a lot more stress than I ever have experienced in my whole entire life. Juggling school work, studying for test, and trying to have some kind of social life is turning out to be more stressful than I thought it was going to be.
I don't know how the parents that are in college make it, if I had a child to take care of and do school work, I would never make it out. Being an 18 year old kid in college is hard enough for me.
I definitely know the stress you're talking about. I'm the parent of 2 small children working 50 hours a week, going to school and trying to take care of my family all at the same time! This is my second time around in college because I wasn't able to juggle work, school, and a social life that first time around. It would have been a lot easier on me if I stayed with it the first time. My only advice to you is what I tell myself - the good things in life are not easy.
ReplyDeleteI only hope that I can finish college and still be sane. The heavy workload is enough to break anyone. I look at some students and wonder how they can do it all. Then, I see other students who make no effort, and still manage to slide by. I guess you get back what you put in.
ReplyDeleteIt is tough to imagine being a parent and student at the same time. I admire everyone who has the ability to go back and finish their degree.
ReplyDeleteThis seems to be the "hot topic" in my other class! I've found a few similar blogs in this class, too!
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Engl 226