• Achieving competence in social and academic life.
• Establishing personal autonomy
• Developing a sense identity and purpose.
• Making important choices as an individual instead of as a collective freshmen group.
• Declaring a major and a sense of career direction.
• Exploring values

Common Struggles:

• Confusion
• Anxiety/ stress
• Internal conflicts
• Doubting self, abilities, decisions etc.
• Dealing with feelings of frustration, anxiety, fear depression.
• Values clash
• Family problems
• Wanting to transfer
• Relationship and social struggles
• Academic struggles
• Using unhealthy and nonproductive coping behaviors such as binge drinking, unprotected sex, frequent one-night stands, anger outbursts, isolating self.

Resources on Campus:

• Counseling Center
• Student Academic Resource Center (SARC)
• Multicultural and Academic Student Services (MASS)
• Student Activities
• Career Resource Center
• Campus Ministries
• Academic Advisors
• Victim Services