This week, I have refined my research topic. My research topic was “How College Students Become Victims of Mental Illness” last week; however, after reading the interview of Gerard, I realized the art of research is starting with a neutral but curious perspective and enjoy exploring what I haven’t learned yet. As a result, I deleted the biased phrases in the research topic and changed it into “How Mental Illness Affects College Students.”

My research topic is the intersection of education and health. The two topics are evoking intensive discussions around not only myself but also all over the world. The news about college students committing suicide or dropping out of school because of mental illness is bring the attention from the society. It is extremely mournful to see highly educated young people being ruined or interfered by illness that we cannot see. As a result, I choose to research about the effects of mental illness upon college students. The research can, at least in some degree, sweep out the stigma.