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HOW OVERWHELMED ARE TODAY’S FIRST YEAR COLLEGE STUDENTS?
A CLOSER LOOK AT THE DATA
Babson College
Rob Major & Kate Tippo (Research Assistant: Penny Phoon ‘13)
30th Annual Conference n the First Year Experience
Dean/ Interim Director of Academic Services majorr@babson.edu
Manager – First Year Programs ktippo@babson.edu
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"overwhelmed." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2011. Merriam-Webster Online. 20 January 2011 <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overwhelmed>
First Year National Data 2005-2008
2005 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Since entering college, students felt
they had to do Since entering college, students felt depressed Year Percentage of Student's Response
CIRP: Your First Year College Year Survey. Los Angeles: Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA. (2005-2008)
First Year National Data 2009-2010
Frequently 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 2009 2010 Response Percentage of Student's Response
CIRP: Your First Year College Year Survey. Los Angeles: Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA. (2009-2010)
During college, “students deal with a
unique amount of stressors”
New Lifestyle Friends Roommates Exposure to new cultures Alternate ways of thinking
Using psychiatric medication,
prescribed before college.
artakovsky, Margarita. "Depression and Anxiety Among College Students." (2008): n. pag. Web. 20 Jan
<http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/27/education/27colleges.html?_r=1&smid=tw-nytimes>.
New Lifestyle Friends Roommates Exposure to new
cultures
Alternate Ways of
thinking
Susceptible to
depression and anxiety
T artakovsky, Margarita. "Depression and Anxiety Among College Students." (2008): n.
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Students seeking counseling
2005 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Since entering college, students have sought personal counseling Since entering college, students have received emotional support or encouragement from professors. Year Percentage of Student's Response
CIRP: Your First Year College Year Survey. Los Angeles: Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA. (2005-2008)
The Cycle of Student’s Emotional Health
Overwhelme d Students
Depressed Students
Students more likely to visit personal counseling
Reasons for Counseling Services
(2010): n. pag. Web. 29 Jan 2011. <http://www.citytowninfo.com/career- and-education-news/articles/more-college-students-seeking-counseling- 10012501>.
Vulnerability in the world
Virginia T
ech Situation; 9/11 tragedies; War in Afghanistan
Recession
Loans Unstable Job Market
Right Major to get the Right Job
Sacrifjcing what they would love
to do
Are student’s justifjed to use the term “overwhelmed”?
Online Social Media Socializing Partying
Since entering this college, how much time have students spent during a typical week on online social networks?
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 2010 2009 2008 2007 Number of Hours Percentage of Student Response
CIRP: Your First Year College Year Survey. Los Angeles: Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA. (2007-2010)
Efgects of the increase use of online social networks
Intimidated to interact with professors
face to face
Impersonal e-mails Reliance of online social networks
Ban on social media =
miserable/anxious/jittery
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exting and IM-ing my friends give me a constant feeling of comfort”
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Since entering this college, how much time have students spent during a typical week socializing with friends?
CIRP: Your First Year College Year Survey. Los Angeles: Higher Education Research Institute,
5 10 15 20 25 30 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Number of hours Percentage of Student Response
Socializing; 51% Sleeping; 24% Working, volunteering, student clubs; 9% Attending Class; 9% Studying; 7% "The fjrst year of college is all about socializing and getting involved in difgerent clubs and
tries to push us to fjnd the balance between our social life and our studies."
Bradley, Thomas. "First two years of college full of socializing, not learning." (2011): n.
college-full-of-socializing-not-learning-1.1913169>.
Since entering this college, how much time have students spent during a typical week partying?
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Number of Hours Percentage of Student's Response
CIRP: Your First Year College Year Survey. Los Angeles: Higher Education Research Institute,
Students use partying as a relief
mechanism
Higher level of stress = poorer
judgment of:
Time management Alcohol consumption Academic Motivation
Klein, Alana. "Incoming college students rate emotional health at record low, annual survey fjnds." (2011): n. pag.
Stafgord, Diane. "College freshmen’s stress levels intensifying, study fjnds." (2011): n. pag. Web. 1 Feb 2011. <http://www.kansascity .com/2011/01/27/2615990/college-freshmens-stress-levels.html#>.
Since entering this college, how much time have you spent during a typical week studying and doing homework?
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Number of Hours Percentage of Student Response
CIRP: Your First Year College Year Survey. Los Angeles: Higher Education Research Institute,
“These days is not that students are lazy, but that
they are too busy — busier than previous generations of Stanford students.”
Part time jobs/internships Volunteer Leadership positions
33% of students struggle with one problem: they
simply do not know how to sit down and study (2008 Survey in the University of California system)
O'Brien, Keith. "What happened to studying?." (2010): n. pag. Web. 1 Feb 2011. <http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/07/04/what_happ ened_to_studying/?page=2>.
“I felt extremely overwhelmed in high
family pressures are often
need to do but barely, life is still very stressful and at times overwhelming, without an efgective and organized structure, it would all overwhelm me.”
“It’s defjnitely difgerent in a college environment, now that I am on my own. A daily planner and calendar defjnitely helps to see what evaluations and works are coming
keep in touch with the student; in Babson it is very important to keep in touch with the professors; make it known to them any issues I may be facing etc… I guess it breaks down to the things I want are no longer coming to me, I have to go get them now.”
Increase awareness of this “phenomena”
The entire college community needs to be
educated
Stafg Faculty Professors Parents Continue commitment to research, to
discuss and to evaluate our student’s perceived notion of overwhelmed
Thank you! Any Questions or Comments?
Since entering college, students felt
(breakdown of men and women)
10 20 30 40 50 60 Men Women Year Percentage of Student's Response
CIRP: Your First Year College Year Survey. Los Angeles: Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA. (2005-2008)
Since entering college, students felt depressed by all they need to do (breakdown of men and women)
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 Men Women Year Percentage of Student's Response
CIRP: Your First Year College Year Survey. Los Angeles: Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA. (2005-2008)
Comparison of Females and Male in 2009
Frequently; 45.7% Occasionally; 52.0% Not at all; 2.3%
Frequently; 28.4% Occasionally; 61.0% Not at all; 10.6%
CIRP: Your First Year College Year Survey. Los Angeles: Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA. (2009)
Frequently; 28.7% Occasionally; 61.3%
Not at all; 10.0%
Frequently; 44.9% Occasionally; 52.6%
Not at all; 2.5%
CIRP: Your First Year College Year Survey. Los Angeles: Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA. (2010)
Female students are more likely to report that they are
stressed
46% of females ranked their emotional health as
very good, compared to 59% of males
One aspect is how they spend their time:
Males tend to fjnd activities that relieve stress
Sports Exercise
Females tend to take on more responsibilities that
does not relieve stress but rather adds on
Volunteer Work Helping out with family
<http://gseis.ucla.edu/about/news-events/news/press-clips/stress-increasing-among-incoming- college-freshmen>.
"CIRP: The American Freshmen National Norms 2010." (2011): n. pag. Web. 1 Feb
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when their own children are enrolling in college” – Wall Street Journal
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uition rose much faster than wages and fjnancial aid in the past 20 years
Lockhart, Jhaneel . "Rising college costs continue to stress students." (2010): n. pag. Web. 1 Feb 2011. <http://www.theticker.org/rising-college-costs-continue-to-stress-students-1.2304869>.
Students are more aware of the economy
First hand experience of seeing their parents losing
jobs
Record level of unemployed parents in 2010
Undergo fjve careers in their lifetime Competitive talents from China and India Increase competition of jobs
70% of prospective college students alter their
college choices
53% thinking of attending a less expensive college 47% planning to work during Freshmen year
.com/2011/01/27/2615990/college-freshmens-stress-levels.html#>.
. "How the Recession Is Changing Students' College Plans." (2009): n. pag. Web. 1 Feb
college-plans.html>.
<http://www.mndaily .com/2011/01/31/more-stressed-ever#>.