Tommy Phan Impact of Stress on Academic Success in College Students Essays.docx

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Impact of Stress on Academic Success in College Students
FS014: Introduction to learning and development
Mr. Kris Koh
Tommy Phan
New Class B
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Students in college or university education face a wide range of stress-related to
education demands, which we refer to as academic-related stress, such as pressure to
achieve high marks and concerns about receiving low grades. Stress is a feeling of
physical anxiety or emotion. Stress is your body's reaction to a challenge or demand
(MedlinePlus). When a student is stressed or pressured, it takes over their focus during
lectures or studying. It can even cause students to drop out of school or classes.
Stress is an unavoidable part of our daily lives; it's a very negative impact on
students' physical health, emotional wellbeing, and academic success. Not only college
students are experiencing stress, but also students in many different ranges of ages.
Students can experience stress related to changes in their lifestyle, increased workload,
new responsibilities, and interpersonal relationships. College students who experienced
stressful life events reported worse health outcomes and reduced their quality of life
(NYU). Since college students have way too much workload, it causes them to be
overwhelmed and barely balance their lifestyle healthily. According to NYU.edu, one of
the critical facts stated, "In 10 college students report having felt so stressed they
couldn't get their work done on one or more occasions." This means that when students
feel buried under their workload, they won't get anything done, and everything they've
learned during lectures will be useless.
Besides, overwhelming workloads are not the only reason students are stressed
or under pressure in college. Financial problems make everything more stressful and
more challenging than it seems. Students are worried about the money they are putting

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into the school, but having the same academic results years after years. In the middle of
financial stress, often a student decides to drop out of school. Even though this is a
solution for the short term, but it causes a long term problem. Quitting schools or
dropping out of college means that there will be no more opportunities for students to