This student vignette highlights the difficulty that students may face in balancing full-time work and school schedules. It emphasizes the financial demands students may face to pay for their schooling and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
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Incoming Student Struggling to Receive Necessary Disability Accommodations
This vignette highlights challenges that students may face in receiving accommodations under unusual circumstances, and provides insight into how instructors may provide assistance to their students.
High-Performing Student Struggling to Adjust to College Life
This vignette highlights challenges that students may face in navigating and adjusting to an unfamiliar college environment, and provides insight into how to guide students towards resilience and success.
First-Year Student With Physical Barriers Preventing Them from Attending
This student vignette highlights how physical barriers can lead to various academic problems that may be unrecognized by advisors without deeper investigation.
Burnt-Out Student Who Has Taken on Too Many Responsibilities
This student vignette highlights the various responsibilities that students may hold both on and off campus, and how that may impact their ability to succeed in the classroom.
Adjusting Student Schedule Around Military Assignments
This student vignette highlights how a student may need to work with advisors and counselors to adjust their schedules according to personal or familial military involvement.