Dealing with Pressure at bs

cababe97
Tue, 07 Nov 2017 18:32:08 +0000

@judbeeski I’m honestly not quite sure how this post got brought up after a year later, but I’m glad that it did:) Many kids struggle with these feelings and so if people looking at this thread could be helped out by some of the responses I sought out, then that’s great! I think that the first couple months as a new student at boarding school can be a rough transition. Homesickness, learning to manage a larger workload, adjudsuting to the academic rigor that I didn’t have back at my old school and some issues that were happening at home all contributed to the stress I was feeling. I would like to think that most students during their first months at boarding school, even if it’s just for a split second, will at some point feel some pressure and stress as they adjust to their new environment.

My school also makes sure to work with freshman in study skills and ways to manage stress. Stress is just a part of life and learning the tools to help control and manage my stress was extremely helpful to me. I figured out how I study best (in my room where I’m not as distracted by other students, turning off my phone and keeping it in a drawer, etc.). Also, I began to take advantage of the office hours and extra help resources that were provided to me. Last year, I was more hesitant to ask for help because I didn’t know my teachers as well. I learned though that it is important to be my own advocate and it’s my responsibility to ask for help if I need it. ;))