1. Leaving Home
Justine Lowrey B.S.

2. Every experience is different for each person This discusses possibilities and some examples might be seen as a positive or negative experience This does not mean this is how your college experience will be your first year away from home

3. Struggles With Leaving Home For College
Separating self from family of origin
Being responsible for new things
Missing family and friends
Recreating a new identity

4. Struggles Continued Adapting a new lifestyle Meeting new people
Being considered an adult
Paying for own things

5. Advantages To Leaving Home
Meet New People
New Experiences- Ex: Dorm Life
Different Environment
Experience Diversity
Gain independence

6. Advantages Continued Appreciating home more Freedom
Being considered an adult
Get a degree
New Start
Learn things about yourself

7. Transitional Stage Leaving something familiar to something new.
Considered an adult
Leaving Family of Origin Roles Behind
Separation
Making own decisions
Doing chores: Washing clothes, cooking, cleaning

8. Parent-Child Relational Problems
Impaired Communication-leaving home can change how child and parent communicate
Overprotection-Parent might be enmeshed with child and not want them to go
Set times to call home-Going to college does not mean distancing self completely from family

9. Eating Habits
Exercise-Increases energy, reduces stress, social opportunity, encourages healthy living
Cafeteria-Social opportunity, plenty of junk food, fast-food, not best healthy lifestyle choices

10. Eating Habits Continued
Be aware of what you eat and make sure to get the daily vegetables and a healthy balance of nutrition.
If buying own food, shopping for groceries is cheaper than eating out every day
It is very easy to gain weight the first year in college and that is why they call it the Freshmen 15.

11. Study Skills With Out Parental Control
Calendar- Write down dates for everything like appointments, tests, homework assignments
Read each classes syllabus and learn how each teacher grades, conducts assignments and tests
Time-management- Balancing things you want and need to do
Going to classes- Attendance is important

12. Study Skills Continued
Do homework- Keep up with everything and do not let it pile up until the last minute
Studying for tests- Making sure to studying on own and not just group studying where there is social interactions
Study groups-Can be motivating to study and be another opportunity for social interactions
Do not procrastinate

13. Anxiety Stress How will I make friends Will people like me
Am I leaving people behind at home
What decision should I make
Choosing the right courses
Deciding on major or career
Living with new people in dorm life
Finding a place to live
Missing pets

14. Party
When going off to college, you will encounter many opportunities to party.
Good Part:
Social opportunities
Relax from academics
Gets you out and doing something
Bad Part:
Hinder academics
Health issues like getting drunk or binging
Peer pressure

15. Website Links For Activities

16. Conclusion
Take advantage of this new experience you might surprise yourself of all the memories you could leave college with