MIT students describe how they use the myriad academic and wellness resources available on campus.
Utilizing Strategies
MIT students share the strategies they have used to cope with difficult situations. While there are many routes to overcoming challenges and no single strategy will work for everyone, listening to others’ strategies might help you reframe your own struggles and cope more easily.
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Seeking Support
Reaching out to others to gain perspective and access support
Learning more effectively, setting priorities, and exploring academic interests
Recognizing unhelpful ways of thinking and gaining new perspectives
Building healthy habits, supportive relationships, and joy
Cultivating awareness of thoughts and emotions and focusing on the present
Reaching out to others to gain perspective and access support
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Read more: Talking to Mentors
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Talking to Mentors
View all clips: Talking to MentorsMIT students talk about the valuable conversations they had with their mentors: conversations that led to different perspectives on personal struggles and personal strengths; and clarification of goals and advice on how to achieve them.
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Read more: Mental Health Support
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Mental Health Support
View all clips: Mental Health SupportMIT students talk about how reaching out for support from mental health counselors and friends helped them reframe negative thoughts.
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Read more: Feedback
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Feedback
View all clips: FeedbackAsking for feedback can be difficult. Hear how MIT students have used feedback to identify areas for improvement as well as for bolstering their confidence.