The Monotony of daily college life can be very beneficial or detrimental to many student’s mental health. Around George Read hall, a mostly nursing-filled dorm, there are very different spectrums on how people are feeling. When asked if the monotony of daily college life is damaging to our mental health two out of seven students said that the daily routine is a great thing and helps them get through the long days and weeks. They liked waking up, going to eat, class, lunch, then back to the dorm to nap, do homework, eat and then sleep after a mundane day. They all benefited from how it got them into a good rhythm of things and just go on with the hours of the day. Donovan, a computer science major, made a good point that college prepares students for the boring long days of working in offices post-college and therefore it is a thing that we as students must face.

The majority of the students interviewed had a drastically different response, that the monotony is damaging to their mental health.

Feelings of being boxed in and smallness were very apparent, especially with nursing majors. This was the case for Madeline, Eleni, and Stephanie who all felt the like they were a non-acting member in a large corporation that runs without noticing them. The countless walks up and down the 10 flights of stairs wears them all out. They have faced the inevitable truth that teachers will assign five hours of homework, weekly exams, and tiresome memorization work every week. To combat the dullness many of them go out or do fun activities around campus, but this becomes harder and harder once midterms come around and the expectations are heightened.

Overall the students interviewed all felt that they were in good mental states, but in weeks with exams, their mental states deteriorate and they resort to sleeping, crying and binge eating. I feel like most of us deal with stress in very similar ways, all of us are “good” until a harsh week