THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
Student Counseling
AND RESOURCE SERVICE

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

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.

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