MUNCIE, IND. – With final exam week and the holiday season rapidly approaching, college students take a break from academics and remember what they are grateful for in what many find to be a chaotic time.
“I’m thankful for one, the opportunity to go to school, and just the people around me, and the support I get from Ball State faculty, staff, and my friends around me, and my roommates, and just being thankful for life,” said Sia Magnus, a junior at Ball State University.
On the other hand, Underclassmen are thankful for things other than faculty and friends, due to being so early in their college career.
“I’m really thankful for my family and support, mostly my parents. They’ve seen me through a lot and all these transitions. So being a freshman in college is really difficult, to miss them and not see them,” said Harlan Reger, a freshman at Ball State.
This remembrance to be thankful is quite important at the beginning of a season that can be dreary for many. According to the University of Michigan, roughly 37% of students struggle with some sort of depression. However, this is down from 44% in 2022, which represents a high average.
Though Magnus has a reminder in these hard times, “Don’t give up on yourself. Stay encouraged, be brave, and believe in yourself. Have faith in yourself.”
Hopefully, this advice and examples from the students of Ball State University remind you to stay thankful this holiday season.
Contact Dylan Chesnut with comments at dylan.chesnut@bsu.edu.
