Student Life Cycle

Students experience a range of emotions during their transition. Students are embracing the new opportunities on campus and exploring their new space. 

In September students are:

• Getting connected and attending activities on campus

• Spending time orienting themselves and exploring

• Adjusting to less structured learning and living environment

• Great time to join clubs, start healthy habits and attend workshops

This is when academic realities start to sink in and time management becomes critical to student success. Students may start to feel the pressure of their first assignment marks.

In October students are:

• Surprised or disappointed at their first marks they have received back

• Students try to balance previous relationships and expectations with new ones 

• Students should attend a time management workshops, explore the Students’ Association and refer themselves to Early Support for a range of resources

At this point, it can get tough for students both mentally and physically

as they start to feel drained with commuter fatigue, homesickness or just

general morale. With the change of weather, students feel tired and need extra support to push through to the end of semester.

In November students are:

• Feeling a lack of motivation and drained

• End of semester crunch with papers, group projects and assignments

• Students can meet with their Academic Advisor, attend office hours with their instructors and book a Student Counseling appointment  to get support 

Students experience a lot of pressure in December. Financial and academic stress is high, as they have holiday spending, final projects, as well as studying for finals. Students are excited for the holiday break, but may be tired.

In December students are:

• Preparations for final exams and additional workload can feel overwhelming

• Experiencing sleep deprivation and exhaustion

• Students can access emergency student loans/bursaries as well as book one-on-one appointments with Academic Strategists