Transition From Going To College

Dolores seems to be a very big part of her family unit, which will bring some stress for her in college. Her siblings have already expressed that they will miss their sister when she goes off to college. Furthermore, her mother sees her as a support system, being that Dolores helps her with not only the troubled relationship she has with Dolores’ father, but with her disabled 10 year old sister. I think after some time in college, Dolores will most likely start to feel some guilt over not being able to help out at home because college will take up so much of her time. This will obviously cause her stress which on top of the stress of Freshman year, will cause her a lot of anxiety. This will make the transition from going to high school and living at home to going to college and living on campus, much harder for her. As her counselor, I think I would try to let her understand that her guilt is unfounded. Although it is …show more content…
Being that she does not have any friends attending Fordham, this transition will be harder. Trying to stay in touch with old friends may prove as a stressor, as well, but my advice to her would that friends come and go and that college is a very busy and involved time in her life and just how she will have limited time with her family, she will have even less time with her friends. I think she will eventually find friends, but what concerns me is her relationship with her boyfriend. I think Dolores best course of action is to consider having a “break” with her boyfriend, or in other words, halting their relationship until after college and then seeing how they feel about being together. If she decides not to break up with him, they should definitely talk about her concerns about his ex-girlfriend attending the same college as him. I would try to help Dolores deal with her jealously the best I could, but I still believe her best course of action is to have the