Top 10 Reasons for Anxiety About Starting College
What follow are the top ten reasons for anxiety about starting in the College, taken from a 1993 survey of 121 applicants for the position of orientation aide.
| Source of anxiety | Number of students |
|---|---|
| Placement tests | 44 |
| Workload/being smart enough | 43 |
| Meeting people/finding friends | 40 |
| Roommates | 39 |
| Choosing/registering for classes | 26 |
| Fitting in/being at the right school/happy | 22 |
| Safety | 13 |
| Finding way around campus | 12 |
| Dorm life | 10 |
| Loneliness/homesickness | 8 |
--Harper Phoenix, 4 (1): 2, 1994.
