Across the states, advances in education and the pressure to succeed is beginning to affect the lives of students. In the competitive society called the “real world”, teenagers and young adults are experiencing abnormally high levels of stress, more today than of previous years.
With the cost of postsecondary education – public and private alike – skyrocketing annually, outstanding low-income students are often discouraged from applying to their dream schools simply because they don’t believe they will be able to afford them. Some of these elite schools, along with College Board, are working to fix that.
Kalia Guzman aka Juno makes sure to study hard for her future.