Challenges Teens Face Today

A few challenges teens face today are dealing with great amounts of new stress about many topics like; choosing college, getting good enough grades to get in that college, going to school five days a week, not getting enough sleep, having multiple projects from multiple classes at once,getting a job, having enough time for fun, etc.  Many teens are not completely sure how they should do things, the moment we become teens we have many new responsibilities we have to think about. Our entire future depends on the grades we get, the college we go to, the extracurricular programs we are in, the job we need, and what we are planning to major in. Other issues that affect the teens in our time are issues like teen pregnancy, low self-esteem, and depression. Many teens do not have or know opportunities to find help. One of challenges I face is the stress caused by school and thinking about my future. Being a good person just keeps me from doing dumb things like drugs or drinking. I would send those people to professionals who can help with their problems, like planned parenthood or a therapist. 
 
Teens need more time to find out their footing in their plan for their future. So much stress is caused by not knowing what to do. We all want to do great things but we don't know how to start. Even having one school day dedicated to figuring out our college plan would help a lot. Days before we would write questions about what we want to know and be able to ask professionals from colleges. They would give advice as well as other experienced people, the thing teens need the most is to be educated and informed.