Well, I am currently in the last class of high-school. As the majority of the students I have to overcome some difficulties. In case of not doing this, I will fail entering a university. One of these difficulyies is the fact while it's still summer, I need to observe external from the school lessons on a daily basis. This because the educational system in my country encourages this type of lesson. These are so harsh because in my country the summer is the greatest season of the year.
Another common difficulty are the economical problems. Living in a country facing economical difficulties for the last ~10 years, I can easily conclude that high-school may injustice students coming from non well off families due to the fact that that the lessons may cost up to an average salary. The situation is worse when 2 brothers are at a close age.
Coping with stress is really difficult too. Considering that you study for 10 months in order to enter the university you expect and that the examinations last for some hours you may become really pessimist.
This mainly does affects students whose goals are high and the possibilities of successing are small. Stress is
the most common reason that these students fail. And in this case the may need to be exposed in this stressfull
situation for a second or a third year.
An enemy of both me and a ton of other students is the fact that we may be unsure on whether we have made the right selection. We are still at a young age and we are asked to make one of the most important decisions of our life, our profession. This adds even more stress on us.
The situations becomes even worse because it's the first time I am facing such a situation in my life. Thus it is really difficult for us to handle it. And in case of being imature a student may give up and make no effort at all.
Of course the cost of this will be evident in his whole life.
I am hoping this may cover those who are interested in describing the life of a student today.
If you want any further information let me know and I 'll make another post.