Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Majority of College Students Feel Moderate to High Financial Stress (College Life)

College is stressful and let me say that there is a  significant commitment of time and energy. My best suggestion to college students is if you are going to school you should jump two feet in if you can and really spend your time doing well. Even the most diligent students will sometimes have struggles.

(I was really good at living cheap. No one paid for anything so I was on my own. The days of ketchup-based soup. Delish with tabasco sauce! I used to debate between coffee and gas money. 1 gallon of gas and 1 cup of coffee and I was good.)

According to the study below somewhere around 75% of students felt they had moderate to high levels of stress over the past 12 months. To me this means that college still requires a level of sacrifice and finding ways to help high performing students that need financial assistance to the graduation line has its benefits

A qualitative examination of the impacts of financial stress on college students' well-being: Insights from a large, private institution.

The other day I received as an Alumni a request form CMich to donate to students (If your looking for big bucks you have definately come to the wrong place! 🙅). I did promise to put something on my site to support their cause. Giving Fund for CMICH students.  (👈👈👈👈👈 Its right there! I kept my promise! I try and keep my promises through thick or thin because it is an integrity issue.)

What this does make me think about colleges (especially in demand fields that need skilled graduates) to have a fund that companies can voluntarily donate tax free for scholarships, room & board, books, etc. for online and ground. Many companies do pay for college but sometimes they may be will into donate their big bucks back (....also I know a fire department that could use some of that money if your not into donating to college students. Message to right. 🙆).  

Moore A, Nguyen A, Rivas S, Bany-Mohammed A, Majeika J, Martinez L. A qualitative examination of the impacts of financial stress on college students' well-being: Insights from a large, private institution. SAGE Open Med. 2021 May 22;9:20503121211018122. doi: 10.1177/20503121211018122. PMID: 34094560; PMCID: PMC8141976.

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