New Year’s Resolutions are the commitment or promises that millions of people make to themselves at the beginning of each year in order to make the upcoming one better than the last. People across the world set out for change with the mindset of a fresh new year means a fresh new start. These resolutions vary from losing weight to finding new hobbies.

“My resolution is to be more committed to things.” said freshman Anthony Peterson. “For example finishing things after I start them.”

Although making resolutions becomes quite popular across the country at the start of the new year, only 45 percent of people actually set a goal and only 8 percent accomplish their resolution.

“If I was to make a resolution, it would be to not even make a resolution at all,” senior Peeti Sithiyopasakul said. “I feel like too many people don’t pursue their resolution after the first couple of months.”

With commercials, ads and celebrities also talking about starting a new year’s resolution,  increase the pressure to improve one’s self higher than any other time of the year.

“They are a hoax,” senior Isaiah Hudson said. “Society forces you to think that you need to change yourself in order to make other people happy, especially when the new year is right around the corner.”