Seasonal Student Issues

There's a seasonal ebb and flow when it comes to student issues. Here are a few things your student may be experiencing this winter:

February

• It's a routine month where school is finally becoming home
• Missing family and friends at home
• Missing friends who didn't return to school this semester
• Problems getting into study mode
• Cliques become stronger on floors, within groups and in communities
• Cabin fever and burnout rear their ugly heads
• Housing pressures as students try to determine where and with whom they'll live next year
• Valentine's Day depression if not in a relationship
• Job search/internship search for summer begins, sometimes causing anxiety
• Spring Break planning in full swing

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