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What are the causes and effects of young adults choosing an education, career or both?
1. What are the causes and effects
in young adults when it comes to
choosing a career, education or
both?
By McKenzie Morris
2. Different outcomes a young adult can
create after high school.
Full time student only
Part time student only
Full time worker only
Part time worker only
Full time student and worker
Part time student and worker
Full time student and part time
worker
Part time student and full time
worker
3. Fieldwork
Survey one: Bramble Berry Inc.
Survey two: Spanish 121
Interviews
Full time student
Full time worker
Full time student/Part time worker
Part time student/Part time worker
4. Survey Questions
1. Are you a full or part time
student?
2a. Where do you go to school?
2b. What is your major?
2c. How many credits are you
taking this quarter?
3. Are you a full or part time
worker?
4. How many hours a week do
you work?
5. On a scale of 1-10 rate your
stress level
6. Are you stressed often?
7. Do you average a normal
nights sleep (6-8 hrs.)?
8. Do you have a social life?
Briefly explain
9. How old are you?
5. Full time workers only
Ages range from 21-44 years old
Average stress level: 6
7 out of 12 workers do not get a
normal nights sleep
9 out of 12 have a normal social
life
Interview:
age: 21
No formal college education
“Too expensive”
Top reasons for stress:
Family
Money
Would go to college if money was
not an issue
6. Part Time Student & Part Time Workers
Attending Whatcom Community
College
Taking 5-10 credits
Ages range 19-26 years old
2/3 have an active social life
2/3 get a normal nights sleep
Stress levels: 4
Interview:
Age: 24
School: Whatcom Community
College
Credits: 10
Work hours: 30 hours
Why are you not just a student?
“have to pay bills and fun money”
Top reasons for stress:
School
Money
7. Full Time Student & Part Time Worker
Attending Western Washington
University and Whatcom
Community College
Average Work hours: 22 a week
Average Stress level: 7
Ages 21-32
2/3 have an active social life
2/3 get a normal nights sleep
Interview:
Age: 24
School: Western Washington
University
Credits: 15
Work hours: 16 hours
Why only a part time worker?
“I’m a full time student and I would
fail out of college”
Top reasons for stress:
School
Money
8. Student Only
Interview:
Age: 21
School: Whatcom Community
College
Credits: 15
Stress: 6
Social life: only on weekends
Normal nights sleep:
“yes which is why I do not have a
high social life”
Why do you not work through
school?
“Not able to juggle work, school
and homework”
“Lived at home so a job was not
necessary”
Top reasons for stress:
Keeping grades up
Getting enough sleep
9. Conclusions
Going to school and working
creates the highest stress levels.
Most common reason for stress:
Money
School
Money was the main reason for
not going to college.
Students are glad that they
choose college even with all the
stress.
Being only a student is rather
difficult and can only be done if
one lives at home.