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2ND SEMESTER FRESH START
By Vicki Nelson
Your student completed the first semester of college. Congratulations! Time to build on that success to make the second semester even better.
What can we expect from a new semester?
Returning after winter break is a very different experience from going to college for the first time. Students bring along their newly-acquired wisdom and their mistakes. There may be less anxiety since they know what to expect, or anxiety may be high...since they know what to expect!
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Your student may worry about their ability to succeed. If first semester was less-than-hoped for, your student may be worried about how to make this next semester better.
Your student may have confidence that wasn’t there in the fall. Confidence in their ability to make friends, to navigate the college community, to get to class, to talk to professors and to do what needs to be done.
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Be prepared for mixed feelings.
There is less excitement than
there was in the fall; some of the novelty has worn off. This is a more thoughtful return to college.