As high school students undergo the transition phase from high school to college, they may feel unprepared, stressed, and overwhelmed at the amount of environmental and academic change they go through. Some newcomers enter college with a biological predispositions such as a diagnosed mental disorder (i.e., depression or an anxiety disorder) or a genetic predisposition for mental illness. Often times, incoming freshman do not know how to organize their daily schedule. Students may also not be accustomed nor knowledgable of the environment they submerse in, which causes them further stress as they do not know how to ask for help. Even so, there are ways in which students can alleviate stress in the college setting. In Learning How to Learn,
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Freshman often times do not know how to organize their schedules; one moment we are socializing and the next we are mocking up an essay for class. To this day, I and other students struggle to balance social relationships, sleep, appetite, and course work. As in Learning How to Learn, there are BOLD 101 assignments which discuss our individual learning styles; however, not all students take full advantage of the resources (i.e., The Writing Center, Tutoring, Counseling) here at Mary Baldwin College (MBC). Also, unlike the number of available psychologists in Adapting to College Life in an Era of Heightened Stress, there are fewer counselors and psychologists at MBC which may make students feel uncomfortable. Dr. Nadia Kuley is the main psychologist at MBC, and students may feel that there is not a variety of counselors nor psychologists to talk with. In contrast, I believe that the MBC maintains positive aspects as well. This includes extracurricular activities, greater awareness of resources, social events which may potentially be therapeutic, and the opportunity to develop close relationships with both students and staff. In terms of whether MBC provides the amount of resources available as in the two articles above; MBC is half-way between being a resourceful college and not because of the lack of emotional and mental support
Freshman often times do not know how to organize their schedules; one moment we are socializing and the next we are mocking up an essay for class. To this day, I and other students struggle to balance social relationships, sleep, appetite, and course work. As in Learning How to Learn, there are BOLD 101 assignments which discuss our individual learning styles; however, not all students take full advantage of the resources (i.e., The Writing Center, Tutoring, Counseling) here at Mary Baldwin College (MBC). Also, unlike the number of available psychologists in Adapting to College Life in an Era of Heightened Stress, there are fewer counselors and psychologists at MBC which may make students feel uncomfortable. Dr. Nadia Kuley is the main psychologist at MBC, and students may feel that there is not a variety of counselors nor psychologists to talk with. In contrast, I believe that the MBC maintains positive aspects as well. This includes extracurricular activities, greater awareness of resources, social events which may potentially be therapeutic, and the opportunity to develop close relationships with both students and staff. In terms of whether MBC provides the amount of resources available as in the two articles above; MBC is half-way between being a resourceful college and not because of the lack of emotional and mental support