To destress, we found that 64% of students are currently using methods like watching television, spending time with friends, and listening to music.

 

We found that on average,  61% of our respondents have anxiety and 31% have depression. However, only 16% of those with a diagnosed mental illness actually take medication. Consequently, this lack of potential treatment may increased stress among students and make their school life more difficult, as they are dealing with mental illness(es). Our results show that only 16% of our respondents who have any mental illness(es) are actually being helped in terms of medication to cope.​

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We found that 16 of our respondents were involved in one or more extra-curricular activities. About 40% of those people said they felt “Very good” after, 24% said they felt  “Good,” and 29% said they felt “Neutral”. This means that the majority (56%) felt better afterwards, so through this we can conclude that and partaking in extra-curricular activities (e.g. sports and clubs,) have a overall positive effect on student’s well-being.

 

We asked the participants about their major if they had declared one and found that 77% of the freshmen who answered have not declared a major. When asked about if being undeclared causes any stress, we had a unique response. The participants’ answers ranged from “not at all” to “a lot” of stress. While 28% of participants report not receiving stress about majors, there is still the 72% who report that there is some amount of stress. 32% report that this causes a “moderate” amount of stress, 16% reporting a fair amount, and 8% reporting a lot of stress. To conclude, the state of being undeclared does factor into students’ stress in some degree.