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How to Feel At Home When You’re Far From Home for the First Time

Have you dreamed about your first day of college or how you would decorate your dorm room for the last year? Many students feel that being away from home for school will be a smooth transition. However, the reality of being away from your family and friends for the first time can be more challenging than you expected. It may take some time to form new relationships, learn how to get around a new city, or get plugged-in on campus.

Helpful Habits for Navigating Your First Year of College

Your first year in college is simultaneously amazing, terrifying, and empowering. For probably the first time in your life, you don’t have to answer to anyone but yourself. Well, maybe your professors, but for the most part, it’s all on you. While that freedom can be exhilarating, it’s also a lot of pressure.

Making the Transition to College

Dr. Daniel de Roulet, PhD.  Written for and first published by The Covenant Companion Daniel de Roulet is an English professor and, with his colleague David Pecoraro, directs the Student Caring Project. They are working on a book due out at the end of the summer. When...