"see blue." U 2015 | Smart Start

1. UK Counseling Center
Consultation and Psychological Services
Getting A Smart Start

2. Statistics

3. Success:
What will it take?
What gets in the way?

4. The Successful Student
• Focus
• Time management
• Friends and fun
• Health
• Family support
• Funds
• Participation
• Class attendance
• Resilience

5. Barriers to Success
• Homesickness
• No new friends at UK
• Roommate problems
• Participation pressure
• No discipline
• Career indecision
• Overwhelmed by
reading
• Problems at work
• Relationship woes
• Lack of motivation
• Limited study skills
• Death in family
• Long distance love
• Family adjustments
• Difficulty dealing with
disappointment

6. Who am I?
• Managing emotions & building resilience
• Independence in decision making
• Self-discipline
• Defining healthy relationships

7. What We See…
Top Concerns
1. Stress
2. Anxiety
3. Depression
4. Academic difficulties
5. Concentration
6. Relationship
7. Confidence/Self-Esteem
8. Time management
9. Concerns about family
10. Loneliness
11. Panic
12. Career/major

8. How Can the Counseling
Center Help?
• Personal Counseling
• Academic Support
• Career Decision Making
• Consultation
• Outreach
• Crisis (in case of emergencies)

9. Tips to Consider
• Exercise
• Sleep well – regular schedule
• Know your limits – set boundaries
• Balance your life
• Get a planner
• Go to class and sit up front
• Get to know your professors
• Know what help is available and use it

10. • Stay at school the first few weekends
• Work on campus or <15 hours off-campus
• Join a club – get involved
• Keep old friends AND make new ones
• Eat healthy
• Read and review before class
• Study 2-3 hours for every hour in class
• Know that emotional/relationship events can
impact grades
• Remember that college is different from high
school

11. 201 Frazee Hall
(859) 257-8701
8 am - 4:30 pm
Walk in assessments 9am - 3pm
Monday - Friday
http://www.uky.edu/StudentAffairs/Counseling
@UKcounselingctr UKcounselingcenter