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Monthly Stressors
Monthly Stressors
Monthly stressors can impact student success. Knowing what to expect and how to refer students can help them navigate challenges throughout the year.
August/September
- Homesickness, long-distance relationships
- Fraternity and sorority recruitment
- Adapting to sharing with a roommate
- Exploring new values without the constructs of a home environment
- Balancing finances for the first time
- Understanding partying and alcohol/drugs
October
- Understanding time management, midterm exams
- Continuing to explore values, sexuality, dating
- Navigating living conflicts
- Meeting academic demands, preparing for graduate school
November
- Social isolation
- Pre-finals stress
- Financial concerns
- Seasonal affective disorder
- Returning/not returning home for holidays
December
- Managing high levels of academic/graduation stress and expectations
- Returning/not returning home for holidays
- Financial concerns
- Social events, holiday dances
January
- Readjusting to a new semester for academics/relationships
- Homesickness, long-distance relationships
- Seasonal health issues
- Academic concerns
- Seasonal affective disorder
February
- Relationship/living stresses
- Fraternity/sorority/cooperative dances
- Distance from family during Chinese New Year
- Spring break preparations
- Seasonal health issues
March
- Social/financial pressures
- Summer employment pressures
- Academic concerns/pressures
- Graduation and interviews
- Insurance enrollment
April/May
- Major/academic concerns
- Spring fever
- Social/financial pressures
- Relationship issues
- Graduation and life after college
June/July
- Financial pressures
- Academic timeline pressures
- Social isolation
- Food/home insecurities
Campus Resources
See below for useful campus resources.