Seasonal Student Issues: October
There's a seasonal ebb and flow when it comes to student issues. Here are a few things your student may be experiencing this month:
- first-year students begin to realize college life may not be as perfect as they were expecting it to be
- diversity issues become very apparent as students begin interacting with others who are very different from them
- conflicts between friends—both new and old—can occur as students settle into rhythm of the academic year
- feeling behind in classwork and wanting more contact with instructors
- anticipating midterms and finals and questioning their abilities
- job panic of mid-year graduates as the realization settles in that they will be graduating soon