Education: Record Level of Stress Found in College Freshmen

Contributor John C writes ...

In the survey, The American Freshman: National Norms Fall 2010, involving more than 200,000 incoming full-time students at four-year colleges, the percentage of students rating themselves as below average in emotional health rose. Meanwhile, the percentage of students who said their emotional health was above average fell to 52 percent. It was 64 percent in 1985.

To me it shows improving math apptitude! The number that can be "above average" is only 50%, so at 52% the current students are just being realistic and doing the math. The "64% in 1985" is kind of like the children of lake Woe-be-gone who are all above average!

For the story, see Record Level of Stress Found in College Freshmen by Tamar Lewin, January 26, 2011 at The New York Times.