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Feelings of anxiety related to college searches and admissions applications align with key socio-demographic markers of wealth and status, according to this report from the Art & Science Group. Specifically, students from underrepresented backgrounds report more stress around the process than their higher-income peers.
The report, based on a poll of high school seniors planning to attend a four-year college this fall, found that 89 percent of respondents report moderate to severe anxiety around applying to colleges, and nearly half rated their anxiety at an eight out of 10 or higher. Notably, 62 percent of students from households earning less than $60,000 report high levels of anxiety about the process.