Hello Scholars!!
First of all, thanks for a fantastic day today. I know it was long but you all did a great job of sharing. Please don't forget that the Information Interview presentations are in two weeks. If you anticipate problems with that, let me know sooner rather than later, ok? I will send out details on presentation format later this week.
For your blog---FIRST YEAR STUDENTS---please complete the survey below and screen shot the last page...post it so I know you did it. DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 28th so do it now! If you do not get to it, please do the assignment below for the MENTORS
http://www.psibetasdcc.com/researchstudy
MENTORS, please discuss what you feel is your most effective coping mechanism (how you manage your time, your stress, your relationships, etc,) and your least effective coping mechanism. The idea is to share your growth with our first year scholars and each other...and we ALL have less effective coping methods...but it is good to admit it to yourself so...be honest and have at it!
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L
I would say my most effective coping mech is staying positive regardless of the situation. I look to my peers for motivation. My fiancé , Katya and other Mesa creators show me it's possible to overcome the challenges of school. I also use bpr and reviewing lector notes. This combined with teachers office hours and the support from all my price family keeps me strong. I hug you all because it helps me keep going I love y'all. Somethings that haven't worked is cramming for test at the last min, not taking notes in class, or thinking it was a stupid question so I didn't ask it.
ReplyDeleteI did the survey but I can't upload the screen shot
ReplyDeleteAlong with that ignoring the red flags is a sure way to fail. anything that shows that you might not understand or be performing to the most of your ability could be a red flag. Another thing that was challenging was to balance my academics and my relationship. last semester was quite straining and it showed in my behavior. I had to remind myself that I'm not in it alone. My girl was a huge factor in my mental stability because she was there for me in ways I didnt know i needed. Honesty, communication, and understanding of priorities. Even though we're getting married in may, we both know academics come first and willing to support each other for our dreams. So anyone in your life that takes away from your journey or dreams truely isnt helping you. If they love you they will support your growth and development, and there really isn't a way around that.
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ReplyDeletemy most effecting coping mechanism is, being strict with myself and not allow for self sabotage. I always try to be really organize in order to have all my notes, quizes, and other assigments. And I always try to take classes with one of my friends so I can study with them Also having good in class notes because don't lie to yourself you won't rewrite them so just get over it and do them pretty the first time and highlight everything the teacher saids its important trust me it will be on the test. I really try to be at the mesa culture and price scholar expectations. But the one that is my fav and I always try to do it interact with your teacher, I had great opportunities just because I talked to my teacher from scholarships, letters of rec. , work, intership, free books , and even a friendship, and rides (I know it sounds weird). Is really important to at least have a teacher you can talk to without feeling scared.My least would be having a line between school, family, and relationships, is hard to find a balance.Sometimes I would focus so much on school and forget about making time for my family. I remeber one day I felt bad because I got to my house after a long day like at 10:30 and everybody was asleep, I never get the chance to spend family time with my family or just be in the living room watching tv or helping my sister with her hw. Also, relationship drama it can consume your time and energy if they don't support you in staying in school cut them out don't wait until the situation gets out of hand. Please try to avoid all nighters or taking physics math and bio or chem together don't do that to yourself I had many friends done that and they either ended up crazy because they don't sleep or their gpa goes down hill. And sleep sleep sleep please ! :)
ReplyDeleteA coping mechanism is setting a borderline for myself and realizing when I am getting stressed. I tend to work within my own paste and acknowledge the fact that I need a break after every hour of study. I noticed that pushing myself to study when it is overbearing leads to nothing but headaches and fatigues. Therefore, when I have reached that point when I cannot cope anymore, I tend to distract myself and do something in favor of my own well being. For example, I listen to music, sleep or go shopping when I am stressed or overboard with too much work. I manage my time by placing my priorities first, that is doing school and work first. All other things I can attend to in my free time. If I do not complete my work and allow myself get distracted, I tend to leave behind in my school work. That does not go well. A least coping mechanism I struggle with is allowing my school work pile up and prepping for test last minute to time. However, I notice that I do work under pressure. I get more work done when I am in rush because I know the deadline is soon and failure is never an option. On the contrary, late works do not show profession. Professors can tell you did a last minute work but I try to be on time. Things get complicated and I can only do my best.
ReplyDeleteMy most effective mechanism is empathizing with people. Usually we as humans get angry when we don't understand or we think someone is coming off disrespectfully but if we put ourselves into their shoes we might have a diffrent perspective and not be so rude.
ReplyDeleteBut my least effective mechanism would be relationships and trust. My past influences a lot of my dwellings but people's actions do also. There are to many moment Friends or temporary friends that want to use you. That's why I tend to stay quiet and stick to myself because I feel like I am my only friend. And I can always depend on me.
Thanks for reading.
my most effective coping mechanism for managing stress and time is to just concentrate on one thing at a time and get things done in an orderly fashion. when dealing with relationships i feel like walking away from an issue and coming back to address it later works best for me as i can get loud very and crazy pretty fast. half the time im a yellow and i do what i know i have to do, and the other half i just turn a red and let fate take its course, i guess it kinda works out well while keeping me sane. my least effective mechanisms for coping with everything are to just ignore the issue altogether which i do more often than id like to admit. in times of stress i feel that i avoid people and i sleep or talk to strangers on-line , like a lot. and then i end up having to get everything done at the same time which leads to more stress and my work not being the best i could give. I often dont get things done and blame it on my self-esteem issues, when in fact i just dont want to stress about it or give up precious netflix time, and i think thats as honest as i can be right now. :|
ReplyDeleteMy most effective coping mechanism is earliness. Do not procrastinate! Do every assignment when it is given to you. We tend to take advantage of time. We might have a week till the assignment is due, but that week goes by fast.
ReplyDeleteLeast effective coping mechanism is study groups. I tend to sit in the front of the class, but I don't talk to anyone and forming study groups become a challenge. I have become better at it, but I still lack at building relationships with people.
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ReplyDeleteI did the survey but I can't upload the screen shot..!
ReplyDeleteHow do we post the screenshot? Or do we just show it to Lesley on Wednesday?
ReplyDeleteOne of the best coping mechanism for me is to always take time to reflect on who I am. As well as reflecting if this is where I want to be or not. I also love staying active, so i try to run and play sports as much as i can. One of the least ways is that I tend to stop talking to everyone if I am feeling a little too overwhelmed. I still tend to do that sometimes, but I am working on it.
ReplyDeleteMy most effective mechanism would definitely be recognizing when it's time to step back. With the load I carry it's very easy to get buried in the work and not be able to see the light. Taking a break to relax and reflect has saved me time and time again from many breakdowns. MAKING time for myself is one of my top priorities.
ReplyDeleteMy least effective mechanism would probably be putting things off during the weekends. I feel so drained and flat when the weekend comes that I find myself unable to focus and succumb to this to let myself rest, but then get stuck with stacks of papers to grade, books to read, labs to write out, and homeworks to finish. I am definitely working on a balance.
My most effective coping mechanism is organizing my time. I prioritize everything and set a dead line depending on importance. I don't like to overwhelm myself with all the things I do by looking at them as a whole. Instead, I break them down into pieces that I could handle. I have a tendency to let my anxiety get the best of me when I feel like I'm overwhelmed with work. If I manage my time well enough and keep to it I don't feel as stressed and can complete everything in a timely manor.
ReplyDeleteWhen I'm taking on too many tasks at once I have a tendency to become compulsive. I realize that when that happens it takes out the fun in the activities or assignments that I am doing. I am striving to do my best so much that I stress myself out about it. I am learning to cope with it and at times just letting myself take that "B" instead of an "A" but know that I was happy with the effort I put into the assignment.
My most effective mechanism for time managing and stress is to focus on only the thing that i am doing at that time. For example, when i need to study for an exam, i put my phone away so that i will not be distract by the phone. Also, i find a quite place to keep me concentrate on the work. This method helped me study faster and more effectively. In addition, don't for get to take a break or even a nap after a long study, if you take a break for yourself before come back to study, your mind will work better instead of just trying to cramp everything in your head at a time.
ReplyDeleteMy least effective mechanism is to be so relax during week. I always enjoy my weekend instead of using the weekend to catch on school work. This is a bad habit because you procrastinate your work and making yourself overwhelming with the work that you need to catch in the week day. I am working on changing this bad habit and i hope i will be able to change it soon.
My most effective coping mechanism is time management and organization. I always set up my schedule to my phone because I know that it is with me most of the time. At the beginning of the semester, I wrote down the due date of the assignments, quiz, exams of all of classes that I have based on the syllabus.
ReplyDeleteMy least effective mechanism is dealing with stress. Sometimes I have too much stuffs to deal with that make me overwhelmed. However, I am working on it by making more time for myself, talking with my friends and family.