Athletes: The Stress of College Decisions

Posted April 30, 2008 at 01:30 PM by Megan Hueter

Section: In The News, His Health, Mental Health, Physical Health, His Inspiration, Success Stories

The process of finding a place for you spend the next four years of your life can be incredibly overwhelming for a 17-year-old. The late junior/early senior years of high school and accompanying college application process is very stressful. The demands they put on the kids to not only have “honor-level” grades and top-notch SAT scores, but also to have extra-curricular activities, is not only wrong but unrealistic. Now, take all of those elements and add the stress of infiltrating a collegiate athletics program- and you’ve got one stressed out kid. This article is about that stress, what I experienced, and how you can overcome it to truly discover yourself. Check it out at my blog, Saving the World Through Sports.