Graduate school syndrome starts to emerge from graduating seniors. Signing up for graduate school exams, wondering if you will be accepted, wondering which school to apply to and questioning whether graduate school is the right thing to do. Time conflicts between academic and social expectation emerges. More time and greater workload needs to be incorporated into their schedule for studying. Disenchantment with school - low reward level because student begins to realize that life at college is not as perfect as they were led to believe by parents, teachers and counselors.
Old problems seem to continue and new ones are added.
An external reality they had put heir hopes in has failed them. Academic pressure begins to mount because of procrastination, difficulty of work assigned and lack of ability. Pre-finals stress starts to emerge as preparation begins for taking the exams. Time management conflicts continue. Social apathy causes frustration because of academic pressures.