educe performance or create health or other problems that may continue into later life. An annual survey by the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA's Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, this one conducted in 1999, finds a record breaking 30.2 percent of freshmen feel "frequently overwhelmed by all I have to do," compared with 29.6 percent in 1998. This continues an upward trend in freshman stress levels that began in 1985 when only 16 percent of survey respondents reported feeling stressed. In addition, a record 24.7 percent of freshmen also report "some" or a "very good" likelihood that they will work full time while in college, which may be a contributor to their high levels of stress. The survey's director, UCLA Assistant Education Professor Linda J. Sax, states, "This is a reflection of an increasingly fast paced society, made more so by computers and other media. Students feel more competition, they're applying to more colleges than ever before, they're worried about having to work during college. That can be overwhelming." When the figures are broken down by gender, 38.8 percent of women say they feel frequently overwhelmed and 20 percent of men. One reason for this gap might be found in other survey results, including one showing 69.6 percent of women being concerned they might not have enough money to finish college, compared with 57.2 percent of men. Also, stress levels may reflect how men and women spend their time. The survey shows that women tend to spend more time than men studying, doing volunteer work, participating in student clubs or groups, and tending to housework or child care responsibilities, while men spend more time than women exercising or playing sports, watching television, partying, or playing video games. Sax states, "These findings suggest that women spend more time than men on goal oriented and potentially stress producing activities" ("Nation's Freshmen Feel Stressed,"...