Can students volunteer at the Dartmouth Counseling Center to receive training, support therapy, or join a 24-hour hotline? I have been involved in a lot of mental health advocacy in high school and I want to continue doing so at Dartmouth.
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There are many ways that you can get involved with counseling services, mental health services, and even sexual assault prevention services at Dartmouth.
Not everything about college is perfect. Not all days are happy days, and not all classes are nice classes. Come see my trajectory using mental health resources at Dartmouth!
I played out several scenarios in my head speculating how my first term of college would go throughout high school. In hindsight, those scenarios weren't the reality, and I think Dartmouth greatly contributed to that.
We often find ourselves in times where we feel immensely stressed, exhausted, or simply tired of our banal tasks. Relax and go take a break because you deserve it!
I can't tell you how to avoid feeling overwhelmed, as I'm still working on that myself, but I can tell you a piece of advice that's helped me along the way: Saturday Mornings Are Sacred (SMAS).
Dartmouth is a very challenging environment. Now, reaching the end of my first term at college, I have learnt to concile all the different aspects of a typical Dartmouth experience — or at least I like to believe so.
As you've seen from my past blogs, Dartmouth is a beautiful, lively, and supportive institution. Does this change during some of the most stressful times of the year? Let's break it down!
