Obstacles In College

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Although motivation and determination can get one far, a time still comes when having a job in college is a problem in some shape or form, like for Student A. Contrastingly, Student B, who is without a job in college, would not encounter work-related problems on this particular level. The most common obstacles in college are time, stress, and social life. Let’s see how different these obstacles can be by comparing Student A and B.
Time is something the majority of people wish to have more of, especially a student with many responsibilities. “One must work with time and not against it,” said Ursula K. Le Guin. A college student comes across the “Triple S”, the lack of time to study, sleep, and self-personal time. Student A is limited to study time solely because of having a job. With having to …show more content…

Let’s paint a picture, Student A has experienced an utmost tiring day at work, plus the classes beforehand, but that cannot be an excuse. Unlike Student A, Student B, who has the opportunity to study without limitations from a job, can undertake daily activities, attend classes, and study sessions. Study sessions typically take place during the evening, possibly the same time Student A is at work. Student A has a choice: either catch up with schoolwork by losing sleep or fall behind just to rest properly. Of course, being a student in college, the wise choice would be to pick catching up on schoolwork. Sleep had to be sacrificed in order to study, so now Student A has gone another day without the proper amount of sleep. Although Student B can suffer from not getting enough sleep, the