Stress is inevitable, regardless of the situation, place, or time; stress is always present. College students, especially freshmen, are a particularly stress-prone group due to the transitory nature of college life (Ross, Niebling, and Heckert 1999). The need to please one's parents, the thought of being successful in life and being able to support a reasonable income in the future, all of which fall on the shoulders of college students who have to make decisions for much of their lives. They must also adjust to being away from home for the first time, maintain a high level of academic achievement, and adapt to a new social environment. College students, regardless of year in school, often face pressures related to academics, finding a job, and a potential life partner. These stressors do not cause anxiety or tension by themselves. Instead, stress results from the interaction between stressors and the individual's perception of and reaction to those stressors. The amount of stress experienced can be influenced by the individual's ability to deal effectively with stressful events and situations. If stress is not addressed effectively, feelings of loneliness and nervousness, as well as insomnia and excessive worrying can result. It is important that stress intervention programs are designed to address college student stress. However, to design an effective intervention, it is necessary to determine stressors specific to college students. With the various stressors present on college campuses and such high standards set for college students to achieve, stress runs rampant in their lives, causing their bodies to go completely out of sync. Results Ross, Niebling and Heckert (1999) studied the stressors present are......middle of paper......stress of students in the current economic crisis. College Student Journal, 45(3), 536-543.Hicks, T., & Heastie, S. (2008). Transition from high school to college: A profile of stressors and physical and psychological health problems affecting the first-year college student on campus. Journal Of Cultural Diversity, 15(3), 143-147.Hudd, S.S., Dumlao, J., Erdmann-Sager, D., Murray, D., Phan, E., Soukas, N., … Yokozuka, N. (2000). Stress at university: effects on health habits, health status and self-esteem. College Student Journal, 34(2).Paukert, A.L., Pettit, J.W., Perez, M., & Walker, R.L. (2006). Affective and attributional characteristics of acculturative stress among ethnic minority college students. Journal Of Psychology, 140(5), 405-419. Ross, S. E., Niebling, B. C., & Heckert, T. M. (1999). Sources of stress among college students. University student diary, 33(2).