Enrichment · Wellbeing

A hard week is
easier with a map.

Stress in college comes in waves: midterms, money, a shift you cannot drop. Check in once a week, keep your campus resources in one list before you need them, and see when a heavy week is turning into a heavy month.

Check in this weekWhat you get

Your weekly check-ins

The worked example is made up: two weeks of a first-year student’s check-ins, the second with exams, money worries and a job on 5.5 hours of sleep. Saved on this device only, so it stays private to you.

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What you get

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What you finish with
A check-in per week: stress on a 1 to 5 scale, average sleep, what is behind it, what helped, the campus resources found with where and how to book and whether you used them, and six basics. Averages stress and sleep across weeks; flags a heavy week with 988, short sleep, money stress with no basic-needs help, job hours in an exam week and resources found but not used.
Who it is for
College students, students starting college, and the parents and mentors who check in with them.
Format
Browser check-in with a saved record per week. Prints a week or every week in a table, or a blank check-in; downloads a spreadsheet (.csv); exports and imports a file. Kept private on your device.
Access
Free. No account, no sign-in and nothing to install. Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The Wellbeing space in Caveat Enrichment.
Support
Questions about access, an order or a correction: team@caveatacademic.com.

How to use it

  1. Pick the week and rate the stress honestly.
  2. Note sleep and what is behind it.
  3. Look up your campus resources once and list them.
  4. Use one resource in a heavy week.
  5. Compare weeks before midterms and finals.

Check in this week

Where to turn

Where to turn, by how bad it isToday, if unsafeCall or text 988, anyhourCampus police or 911 foran emergencyCounseling center urgentor crisis timeThis weekCounseling centerappointmentStudent health for sleepor illnessDean of students if acrisis hits your classesThis termTutoring and writingcenter before examsAcademic advisor aboutload or withdrawalsFood pantry andemergency aid for moneyWhere to turn, by how bad it isToday, if unsafeCall or text 988, any hourCampus police or 911 for an emergencyCounseling center urgent or crisis timeThis weekCounseling center appointmentStudent health for sleep or illnessDean of students if a crisis hits yourclassesThis termTutoring and writing center before examsAcademic advisor about load or withdrawalsFood pantry and emergency aid for money
Names differ by college, but almost every campus has each of these. Students pay for most of them through fees, so using them is not asking a favor.

Stress or something more

Stress usually tracks the calendar and eases when the deadline passes. If low mood, worry or not sleeping last two weeks or more, or get in the way of classes and friendships, that is a reason to see the counseling or health center. Only a clinician can say what is going on; this page just helps you notice.

Small things that work

Regular sleep and wake times, daylight and movement, real meals, and one conversation a day. Breaking a big task into the next 25-minute piece makes it easier to start. None of these fix a hard week, but each one takes a little weight off.

Sources

  1. 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Call, text or chat 988 (988lifeline.org).
  2. American College Health Association. National College Health Assessment reports on stress and sleep (acha.org).
  3. Watson, N. F., et al. (2015). Recommended amount of sleep for a healthy adult: a joint consensus statement of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and Sleep Research Society. Sleep, 38(6).
  4. The Jed Foundation. Mental health resources for college students (jedfoundation.org).

The worked example is made up. This page is for noticing and planning; it is not counseling, a diagnosis or a crisis service. If you might not be safe, call or text 988 or call 911. Nothing you type is sent to Caveat. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.