Im currently a communtiy college student looking to transfer to UCLA or UCB. I try very hard and get extreemly stressed out to the point of depression and anxiety. Plus, I am dirt poor so I have to live with my mom who is depresses herself so we dont get along very well. Any advice on how to cope with the stresses of school? I need some help.
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First of all, there is no such thing as being stress free in college unless you’re there just to party. However, being poor and living with a depressed mother certainly will add to your stress levels.
Bad living conditions and social isolation are very common with a lot of college students. The only real solutions are a) trying to find other housing situations with better people and b) increasing your social circle in order to build up a friendly support system. However, I guess I should also add that you should be seen by a doctor in case your depression and anxiety is a medical disorder. If your community college offers a counseling service, you should also pay them a visit. Having other people to talk to in order to share your concerns and worries should help a lot.
Best of luck to you!
If you’re stress-free in college, you’re doing something wrong. College and life both require a certain amount of stress… college is your chance to learn how to deal effectively with that stress.
You need to talk with a counselor about your depression and anxiety. Your school should have a student resource center or counselor that can help you find the causes and solutions for your depression and anxiety. You should also talk with your doctor to see if the depression has a medical cause.
Some good news – Berkeley and Los Angeles are pretty far apart, so it’s doubtful you’ll be living with your mom much longer. The downside of that is you’ll need to create a new support group to help you through the rough times.
Just keep in mind that school isn’t the end of the world. You can flunk a midterm, a paper, a class, and still have a perfectly happy, successful life. Whenever you get really down, take a step back and look at the big picture… will anyone, including you, give a hoot about this particular deadline or grade ten years from now? I’m not saying it’s okay to slack off, but it’s not worth making yourself miserable over.
Both these universities are tough, and will seem especially so after the more leisurely pace of community college. But you can do it – and there are plenty of people to help you if you’re willing to take the first step and go ask them for help.
There will be some stress always, but you can minimize the impact of stress on your life. I suggest excercising for at least 30-60 minutes per day. If you’re attending day classes you might find it convenient to do this between 4-5 pm when your natural body cycle will make you feel sleepy anyway. Staying on top of your work will help too because you will not hit a point where you’re completely overwhelmed by deadlines. Try to make some time on the week-ends to do something completely unrelated to school. Even just relaxing in the park will help a lot.
I have two master’s and have taught in college/universities for 8 years. I never had below a 3.8 in Master’s. The best advice I ever heard was when I was a sophomore an economics professor told us the best secret. If you work on school including class attendance and studying and homework from 8 to 5 like a job then you’ll be done and be well prepared. Now, if you work from eight to five and attend night school just reverse the schedule. School isn’t so stressful if you use time management and don’t procrastrinate but continually “peck” at what you need done. I can’t figure out yet today why people wait until the last minute on papers with finals due too. It’s really silly because they tend to party for 3 1/2 months and work the last two weeks. Time management research has shown that people tend to take as long as they have to achieve something. Keeping this in mind I have major papers due earlier than other profs. and this way I[‘m playing defense for students that lack the offense to score well on their management/party schedule.