The poll by the Inter-University Network also found that three in four respondents want greater support for their academics, which includes having grace days —"allowable delays beyond a specified deadline that can be applied to all assignments" — as well as helping students with learning disabilities and mental distress.
The survey was conducted online and gathered responses from 470 undergraduates at four autonomous universities here as well as Yale-NUS College. The survey also revealed that self-confidence, career prospects and personal relationships were also key sources of stress, ranking in second, third and fourth place respectively after the 89 per cent who ranked work and study commitments as the top stressors.The findings indicated that undergraduates have an"deep-seated and unhealthy obsession with their grades" as academic grades are seen as a means to a job after their university education, said IUN.
During the launch of the UCare mental health report, which included the survey results and recommendations, Mr Darren Teng, an IUN-UCare representative from SUTD’s student government, Root, said: “Grace days offer a flexible way to handle academic concerns while combating the barrier of having to approach and confide in another individual. This is because grace days are not subjected to approval before they can be utilised.
The IUN said in the survey findings:"While the number of students who have unsatisfactory experience with school mental health resources may not be a majority, the distrust of professional counsellors and school resources bred from such negative experience can have long-lasting impact on the belief in these resources, and can be difficult to tackle once ingrained within the minds of students.
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