As you look around a college campus today you will see a very diverse crowd of students. You can walk around campus and watch the students very closely and pick one out that you see and say “There is a typical college student.” What exactly is the typical college student? Every person would probably have a different response to this question, but the typical college student may be a whole lot different today than what some people may think.
The view of the typical college student has changed since the late 60’s. Students would enter college at the age of 18 very academically prepared from high school. They would explore for a year or two while they got used to the college life. Many late nights were spent studying with the coffee pot brewing, and the caffeine rushing through their body giving them a temporary high so they could stay awake to cram for the test or finish the essay that was due the next day. Most students were able to develop a routine that worked for them, and the students figured out a way to end those long painful nights. By the end of the second year they had settled down to a major, they were able to graduate in four years, and were able to find a good job waiting for them right out of college.
Students that attend college campuses today are living busier lifestyles than ever before. As a college education is getting more expensive every year it is becoming very common for college students to have added stress with their finances. Students that have decided to go back to school often are paying their own way which means you may have a class with a student during the day, and when you go shopping at a local retail store you will probably see several of your classmates working at night to help with the expenses of going to college. Colleges are starting to offer more night classes which allow people that work full-time during the day the opportunity to hold down a job and still get a college education. It is amazing to see how these students are so busy with work and school, and they are still able find time to spend with their friends and family. Not every college student can juggle both work and school so as students are registering for classes you will see very long lines of people in the financial aid department hoping to be one of the lucky students to get grant money for college. As you stand there watching the students come out of line some have a huge smile on their face as almost their entire education will be paid for, while others drop their head knowing that they will either have to take out student loans to get their education or attempt to work and go to school.
As they wake up they feel their pulse throbbing in their head and as they hit the snooze button several times and they wish they would have never woken up. As they get out of bed they are so tired they can barely keep their eyes open, and they stagger into the bathroom to get some aspirin to try to relieve their throbbing headache. They spend the rest of t
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