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 anxietyNumber of students
Placement tests44
Workload/being smart enough43
Meeting people/finding friends40
Roommates39
Choosing/registering for classes26
Fitting in/being at the right school/happy22
Safety13
Finding way around campus12
Dorm life10
Loneliness/homesickness8

--Harper Phoenix, 4 (1): 2, 1994.


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