Taking on too much during a student's first years in college can be stressful for many. This is usually the first time a student has experienced juggling so many things at once in life including; school, work, family, etc.
According to this survey, most people attending ARCC online or on campus are in their first or second year. Out of these eighteen people surveyed; 38.9% are sophomores; 33.3% are freshman; 16.7% are juniors; and 11.1% identify themselves as seniors. Out of these 18, when asked how many credits they are taking this fall semester, 44.4% replied 11-15; 27.8% said 6-10; 22.2% said 15+; and 5.6% replied 1-5 credits.
When asking these student's how many hours per week they study and do homework; 33.3% said they spent 11-15 hours per week; 22.2% said 16-20 hours; 22.2% said 1-5 hours; 16.7% said 26+ hours; and 5.6% said 21-25 hours.
When asking how many hours these students spent working each week, 33.3% said 0-5 hours ; 27.8% said 30+ hours; 16.7% said 15-20 hours; 11.1% said 11-15 hours; 5.6% said 25-30 hours; and 5.6% said 5-10 hours.
The feedback this poll received when asking students what is one thing they've learned to do, to help themselves do well in college when having so many things to juggle at once, the anonymous replied with these responses; don't sleep; Sometimes it can be really hard, but usually it helps me to write everything I need to do out and be organized about when I do what; An equal balance is essential. Focusing too much on one aspect of your responsibilities or activities can be exhausting; Manage my time.
When polling students about what stresses them the most during a semester in college, whether online or on campus, twelve people replied. Over 58% said money and getting homework done on time was stressful to them. Half of these students said exams, while 41.7% said work. When asking these same students what they do to relieve stress, 45.5% of them said they go out with friends while 27.3% said they listened to music to relieve some of the stress. When asking how many had sought professional help in or out of school to help manage their stress better, 75% said they had not. Over half of these students believe the college should offer students more help in managing their workload better.
Students were then asked what were some of the challenges they faced when trying to do well in school their first year in college. Carrissa Parker said, "Juggling several things at once: working 35 hours a week, full time school, leading a small group at church, somewhat of a social life, homework, sleep - doing too much just stressed me out and I ended up doing poorly." Rebekah Phillips replied, "Time management and procrastination on assignments and homework," were some of her challenges.
When asking the students what program from school or what specific example on how a professor contributed to them doing well in a class or in college overall, Meagan Wold said, "The math skills and advising center is usually really great -they helped me with a lot of math homework." Hannah Schott shared, "In my English class, the professor mandated that all her students needed to go see a writing tutor twice in the semester. I went and the tutors were really helpful."
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