On the Spot: Students comment on their fears

“I’m really scared of getting out of college and not knowing how to be a person functioning in normal society. I feel like I’m going to fail at everything. I will learn how to be an adult while I’m in college so that I can do adult things.”

“Not succeeding because I want to go to school for art, and I know that’s kind of hard business to get into or be able to take care of myself. I plan on trying to work hard to get it done and have my family help me too.”

“Finding a job I’m happy with or stagnation. I will keep an open mind about everything.”

“I’m afraid of whoever wins the [presidential] election because right now I feel like the candidates, I’m not going to say names, aren’t the best equipped to run our country. One in particular on the Republican side, I feel like he lacks the ability to sympathize with other people and situations that majority of upper class Americans are in. I feel like I can’t [cope with this fear] because ...

“My biggest fear for my future is whether or not I’m going to get the education that I want to get and whether or not the education that I do end up with will be enough to support me in the life that I want. I just really want to work hard while I’m [in high school] so that colleges and higher education facilities see that I’m hardworking and know what I’m doing and want to accept me.”...

“If you have several tests in the same day and if you haven’t prepared for one because you’ve studied more for the other one, that stresses me out, and I’m fearful for the test. I have to figure out how section my free time. The day of the test, if I didn’t get to study the night before, I have to figure out which times during the day I can devote reviewing.”