Student guide: roadmap to your social, mental and physical wellbeing

Abstract

‘Student life’ is the term that refers to the time when most students leave their home for the first time to go and study at an institution of higher learning. It is also the stage where a Grade 12 learner who has had no responsibility in life besides their academic work suddenly has to face the adult world with unfamiliar freedom: they need to take responsibility for their own life and sexuality. During this period of unaccustomed freedom (a critical stage of one’s life), a student needs to learn and acquire adequate knowledge to conduct themselves in an ethical and professional manner, not forgetting the core values that assisted them to get to university.

If you are reading this, you are probably a new student and this is the beginning of a time for fulfilling your long-held dreams (‘dream the impossible dreams’) and you will no doubt begin by setting targets to reach your end goal – your degree!!!