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Healthy Living on Campus
Mythbusters: College Edition
All-Nighters
Stress College
Weight Gain
Academic
Rigor Friends Scholarships
Stress
Stress is part of being a college student,
I’ll manage somehow
Myth! There are different forms of stress
and not all of them are bad
Tips to avoid becoming ‘distressed’:
• TIME MANAGEMENT
• Stay Active
• Attend a walk-in session at the
Counseling Center
• Get a massage at Student Health
• Avoid dealing with stress in
unhealthy ways
• Try yoga and meditation
• Get enough rest
• Manage academics and social life
Mythbusters: College Edition
All-Nighters
Stress College
Weight Gain
Academic
Rigor Friends Scholarships
College Weight Gain
College weight gain is a myth, so it won’t
happen to me!
On average, students gain between 3.5 to 5
pounds while in college
Tips to avoid college weight gain:
• Be smart in the Dining Halls
• Stay active in a way that fits you best
• Develop a consistent sleep schedule
• Stay hydrated
• Avoid late night snacking and
caffeine
• Utilize on campus resources
• Registered Dietitians
• Personal Trainers
• Wolfpack HOWL
• COMMIT to be Fit
• Wellness Sessions
Mythbusters: College Edition
All-Nighters
Stress College
Weight Gain
Academic
Rigor Friends Scholarships
Academic Rigor
Being here at NC State is going to be really
similar to my old school. My classes will be the
same academically.
Myth! Every college is different.
Tips to handling academics:
• Utilize campus resources
• How to THRIVE sessions
• Academic Counseling at the Counseling Center
• On-campus tutoring
• Prioritization
Mythbusters: College Edition
All-Nighters
Stress College
Weight Gain
Academic
Rigor Friends Scholarships
Friends
Everyone already made their friends during their first year of
college. It will probably be hard for me to make friends since I am
a transfer student.
Myth! There are plenty of ways to socialize and make
new friends
Tips to meeting new people:
• Get involved:
• Fraternity and Sorority Life
• Student Councils
• Club Sports and Intramural
Sports
• Outdoor Adventures Custom
Trips
• Alternative Fall / Spring
Break Trips
• Take Group Fitness Classes
• On-campus employment
• Wolfpack Welcome Week
• Packapalooza
• RecFest
• Moonlight Howl and Run
• PACK the Lawn Party
• Campus Connections
• Live on-campus
• On-campus apartments
• 16 Living and Learning Communities
(Villages)
• 20 Residence Halls
Mythbusters: College Edition
All-Nighters
Stress College
Weight Gain
Academic
Rigor Friends Scholarships
Scholarships
I have already tried to apply for scholarships and plus,
scholarships are only for top scholars and athletes. So I
probably wouldn’t qualify anyway.
Myth! There are numerous on-campus resources to
help you find the financial aid and scholarships you
need.
Tips for increasing your financial wellness:
• Office of Scholarships and Financial
Aid
• Assistance with scholarship
applications
• Tools and resources for FAFSA,
loans, budgets and more
• Dollars and Sense
• Financial Workshops
• Coaching
• Free programs
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