Recent studies, including those hosted by Inceptia, have shown students, both those enrolled and ones who
have recently graduated, are under high levels of stress. A number of factors contribute to student stress, but
very prominent are those related to student finances. From day-to-day expenditures, to the cost of tuition, to the
repayment of loans; students have new financial obligations they have not experienced in the past.
College life can be very stressful. Sometimes parents, faculty and others tend to idealize their college experience and remember it as that idyllic time when they had few worries or responsibilities. To students currently attending college, however, the process is often stressful and frustrating. The competition for grades, the need to perform, relationships, fear of AIDS, career choice, and many other aspects of the college environment cause stress.
graduate students perceive that faculty exert great power over their lives and feel that they live in a state of substantial powerlessness (Altbach 1970). Another source of stress is the difficulty of achieving social intimacy. It is difficult to find a mate or maintain a relationship with an existing one. Graduate students tend to lack the time and/or the opportunity to develop interpersonal relationships (Hartshorn 1976).