More On Admissions Stress Syndrome

As the frenzied admissions season winds to a close, many students finally know where they will be attending college in the fall. But there remains a troubling question: How much damage was done along the way? Students complain about lack of sleep, stomach pain and headaches, but doctors and educators also worry that stress tied to academic achievement can lead to depression, eating disorders and other mental health problems. "There are some kids who can handle it," says Denise Pope, a Stanford University education lecturer and author of "Doing School," a book about stress and academics. "But some of these kids have had college on the brain since 6th or 7th grade or even earlier. When you have that kind of stress over that kind of time, that's where it starts to worry us." Read more at:
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