Grad Students: Adult v. Non-Adult students

Seems my brain has gone on a semi-permanent hiatus lately. It's a mere 5 weeks into the 11-week quarter and I've already fallen behind on my reading. It's a far cry from where I was as an undergrad, though! I was lucky if I even got to the reading! Thank goodness for discipline.

So, I wonder, do Grad Students have more issues with exhaustion than Undergrad Students? It begs consideration. I decided to do a little research.... and this is what I came up with -- a professor's perspective:

"When beginning a program, students should expect to feel overwhelmed...I must say my adult learners seem to do very well with balancing the many issues they have going on, such as school, life and work. Not to say that my other students don't do well, it's just that the adult learners seem to be able to keep up with little or no foreseen problems." --gradschools.com

 Well, I must say, that's a relief! There certainly are many trials one must get through just to be able to go to a Graduate-level program. Then, once one gets there, it's even more difficult to succeed. Grad School is not for the faint of heart! I believe this is a well-known thing, but I needed to see it in print for myself.

The article goes on to say that time management is an essential part of keeping the "overwhelm" in check. I haven't personally gotten to the point where I feel like I've mastered time management, but I'll let you know when I get there!