{"id":77727,"date":"2024-11-27T12:35:38","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T19:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/?p=77727"},"modified":"2024-11-27T12:35:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T19:35:38","slug":"always-put-yourself-first-sait-supports-struggling-students-during-exam-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/2024\/11\/27\/always-put-yourself-first-sait-supports-struggling-students-during-exam-season\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Always put yourself first’: SAIT supports struggling students during exam season"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Marta Edgar sits at her desk in the Student Development and Counselling office at SAIT. The Student Development and Counselling office is located in room AA205 in Heritage Hall. (Photo by Kendall Collins\/The Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Midterms and finals wreak havoc on student mental health and well-being every semester.<\/p>\n

To combat this, SAIT counselling offers a handful of services, including academic advising, coping and support strategies and crisis management. Use of these resources skyrockets during exam season.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf anything is already not going well, then during midterms it tends to get worse,” said Marta Edgar, an educational counsellor at SAIT. “And then any other unexpected things that happen around midterms have much more of a disruptive force than at any other time.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to counselling services,\u00a0 SAIT’s student association, SAITSA, runs a peer support centre.<\/p>\n

The peer support centre offers a safe space for students and focuses on student mental health and wellness. Peer Support Centre staff are trained to help students get the support and resources they need to thrive in a post-secondary environment.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour health should be always a priority, so… don’t compare yourself to other students in campus,” said Jose Rivas, assistant manager for student experience at SAITSA. “Always try to maintain a level-head with responsibilities that you have, but also make sure that you always put yourself first.\u201d<\/p>\n

Midterms and final exams can cause a lot of stress and anxiety, and some students\u00a0 find themselves consumed in their studies.<\/p>\n

\u201cProbably most students can say they are stressed out and feeling overwhelmed around midterms,\u201d Edgar said. \u201cThe main thing is to learn to manage it. It\u2019s not anything unusual and anxiety is fairly common. Symptoms of depression might be happening anytime.\u201d<\/p>\n

Navigating the pressure of midterms and finals can be challenging, but the resources that SAIT offers\u00a0 helps students balance their mental health and their studies.<\/p>\n

The Peer Support Centre is located on the first floor of the Senator Burns Building, and the counselling office can be found on the second floor in Heritage Hall.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not a race, it\u2019s a marathon. Always take care of yourself first,” Rivas said. “Studies, education [are] very important, but it’s not the most important thing in your life.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The entrance to the Peer Support at SAIT. The Peer Support Centre is located in room NJ105 in the Senator Burns building (Photo by Kendall Collins\/The Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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