Pressure as a college student

Coming into college there were many things that worried me. I worried about big things such as, "am i going to be able to keep up with all the work that is going to be assigned to me?", all the way down to a small worry such as "am i going to the right class?". I learned that worrying makes things much more difficult, and that you just have to walk in with a positive attitude. Another pressure i felt coming into college was if i was going to do good in college. I was scared that i would be assigned so much that would not be able to keep up with all my studying. I learned that as long as you manage your time right, their is no doubt in my mind that i would fail at anything that i study hard for.

Out of the 4 pressures that Zinsser describes, which are economic, parental, peer, and self-induced, i only feel pressure from parental. The reason i only feel pressure from parental is not because my parents are strict with grades, but because i want to prove to my parents that i do work hard in school, and that i also want to make something of my life. I want to prove to everyone that my parents brought up a smart and child and that she fought for what she really wanted.