What is it about each generation that makes them so unique in comparison to the previous one? The Baby Boom generation is noted for its size, Generation X for its submersion into counter-society and world change, yet shouldn't we think about the Millennial Generation? Does this present day generation have any notable attributes that separate it from generation passed? The response is a definite yes! The Millennial Generation may very well be remembered for all time as the most stressed ridden generation to date. Those individuals born between the years of 1982 and 2002 will most likely be known as the generation of tolerance and strength; however, only time will tell. “Stress Tolerance: New Challenges for Millennial College Students,” an article written by Helen W. Bland, Ph.D., Bridget F. Melton, Ed.D., Paul Welle, S.B., and Lauren Bigham, MS., Ed.S Candidate, sheds light on the pressures surrounding Millennial College Students. While the theme of the article is about the various types of anxiety experienced by these students, the greater part of the article focuses on the school years and how they have influenced and are influencing the Millennial Generation. The authors’ goal was to discover which elements cause high stress levels among millennial school students and how these students adapt or cope to such elements. In conclusion they decided that much of what these college students do to cope with the stress factors that they encounter are insufficient to properly deal with the level of stress in their lives. While the article was fairly persuasive, I was not greatly in need of convincing as I am a millennial myself and am aware of the stress and pressures surrounding individuals born of this generation. Furthermore, I believe that millennial students are under much greater stress and pressure than the article leads one to believe. This generation, more than any generation in the recent past, is overcome by an enormous amount of pressure, stress, and anxiety. However, the core of the authors’ argument reveals an irrefutable fact of life for a majority of the millennials-that “students know they have to succeed in high school if they want to get into college or university, a fact that is often reinforced by parents, the media, and the school system” (364). The amount of pressure and the immense need to succeed in high school is at its highest during the last year of high school, where the push to attend college is coming from every direction. Due to this overwhelming stress, high school seniors are often torn between their desire to enjoy his/her last year of high school and