Self Advocacy
Taking a day to recharge or catch up on non-academic needs.
What is a mental health day?
Making the decision to stay in and study instead of going out to a party.
What is personal responsibility?
Your main priority in college since you are paying for it.
What are your classes and school work?
The feeling of having too much to get done and not enough time to do it.
What is overwhelmed?
Your learned strategies to get ready for tests.
The good and bad that you have to accept responsibility for.
What are successes and mistakes?
A tool used to organize assignments, tests, and deadlines.
What is a planner?
A person you feel comfortable talking to about your mental health.
What is your safe space?
Communicating to friends, peers, and family members what your limits are.
What is setting boundaries?
Going to office hours for a class that you are struggling in.
What is initiative?
An important aspect of your life to prioritize so that you don't burnout.
What is rest?
The process of discussing hardships in order to better deal with them.
What is counseling or therapy?
Communicating your disagreements or discomforts to the people involved with them.
What is conflict management?
Planning time for work through out the week to stay on top of your classes.
What is prioritization?
The person you should talk to if you are having a hard time managing all of your classes.
Who is your academic advisor or success advisor?
The feeling of disorientation, confusion, or anxiety when facing people and places you have never dealt with before.
What is culture shock?