Our research question, “How are students handling stress from school, and what factors play a role?The role of stress is prevalent in the lives of students, especially when it comes to academics and succeeding in that respect. The individual’s ability to handle this stress is still murky. Our results show that some individuals are under more stress this year rather than less, however, it is contradicted by the fact that most feel that they handle stress well. Freshman are most susceptible to the stress being overwhelming, yet their perception presents that they are more in control of it.