Answer: Traditional college students implies a "fresh out of high school" student who is beginning college at the ages of 17-18. Most students of these ages have to overcome the nature of being on their own for the first time. Adulthood is not an easy adjustment, and having to learn to care for oneself while attending college and possibly working a job can be challenging, even somewhat daunting.
Additionally, some traditional college students are first generation. These students come from families where they are the first in their family to attend college. A big challenge they face is not having any prior information to the nature of college as those students whose parents went to college might have. They face the same challenges previously mentioned, but also are challenged with exploring an entirely new premise that they have had no genuine preparation for rather than academically.