College students are easily one of the most stressed out demographics of people, especially Rutgers students. Between never-ending homework assignments, the low balance bank accounts and the stress of the real world, it amazes me how we stay sane. Being a junior, life after school is imminent and constantly overwhelms me.

Some friends of mine already have internships for the summer and are set up to have a job right out of college. My peers who are STEM and business-related majors all seem to have their lives in order. Of course I want to be successful like them and although I'm a journalism major at a great school, I always worry if I will be able to get a good job. I am constantly thinking of what the future holds. Comparing myself to my peers and people, in general, turned out to be detrimental to my own growth. I was never satisfied in my accomplishments because I always felt like I was still behind others.

Social Media plays a huge part in that way of thinking. All over social media, there are stories of people who are young and rich in our faces daily. Seeing millionaires my age or even younger than me makes me think, "What am I doing?" Kids are out here starting businesses or building their career without a college education and making more money than some graduates will make in their lifetime.

Besides pressure on career, social media puts pressure on dating and relationships. On Twitter, I can't go a day without seeing a relationship goals tweet or females sharing a checklist of what they need in a boyfriend with thousands of retweets and likes.

"He must be at least 6 feet."

"He gotta have money."

Internalizing all these standards of how one should be from social media is harmful and not at all realistic. If one lives life comparing their progress to others, they're not actually living the life they want to live. Just because your friend may already have a good paying job and is further in their career, doesn't mean you're underachieving. At 20, we don't need to have everything figured out. We don't have to be forcing ourselves into relationships because social media says so. It's okay to be in your late 20s and not be engaged or thinking of starting a family. It's okay to not know what you want to do with your life. Vera Wang didn't start designing until she was 40. Oprah was fired at 23. Jay-Z dropped Reasonable Doubt at 26. The point is that everyone's path is different and there is no timescale on what you should be doing at a certain stage in your life. Just keep doing what makes you happy and everything will fall into place.