For each other. – Page 10 – Students Unite Now

“The summer contribution has been stressing me out in recent days — it requires me to work in a paid position, in addition to the current remote work I’m doing, to earn the money in full, which would mean working in retail or food service for part of my summer. Meanwhile, I live with my grandma and I’ve barely left my house in an effort to keep her as safe as possible, and yet I’m expected to contribute that money to my college education.”

The SIC has been frustrating to me, to say the least. The summer contribution has been stressing me out in recent days — it requires me to work in a paid position, in addition to the current remote work I’m doing, to earn the money in full, which would mean Read more…

By Students Unite Now, 4 yearsJune 27, 2020 ago

“It is outrageous to think that any student on Yale’s campus would be prevented from fully taking ownership of their college experience with the magnitude of resources at this institution’s disposal.”

Since joining Yale’s campus, I have had time. I have had time to further my passions on campus that I had energetically carried with me from high school as well as the time to explore new avenues of interest. I have been able to juggle working in a science laboratory, Read more…

By Students Unite Now, 4 yearsJune 27, 2020 ago

“Every person I spoke with regarding my mental health was white, whether at the front desk, during my intake, or my therapist.”

Walking out of my first YMHC appointment, a wave of emptiness overtook me. Every person I spoke with regarding my mental health was white, whether at the front desk, during my intake, or my therapist. Growing up, my extended family was very involved in my life — constant interaction with Read more…

By Students Unite Now, 4 yearsJune 27, 2020 ago

“The fact that I had to explain my literal identity told me that YHMC was not a space for me.”

The first and only time I went to YMHC, I met with a counselor who had to stop me and ask what the term “POC” meant. The fact that I had to explain my literal identity told me that YHMC was not a space for me. As an Asian American Read more…

By Students Unite Now, 4 yearsJune 27, 2020 ago

“How can Yale profess to care about our mental health when it continues to allow the SIC to burden its student body, particularly its BIPOC and working class students?”

Since classes were moved online, I’ve continued holding biweekly sessions with the therapist I was seeing at the start of the semester. This experience has made me question what mental health therapy at Yale should truly entail. During this time, I went through some of the worst depression and anxiety Read more…

By Students Unite Now, 4 yearsJune 27, 2020 ago

“The most obvious way COVID has affected me is that my sister and I had it– my sister for over 100 days, and myself for around six weeks– the whole part of the semester that was online.”

The most obvious way COVID has affected me is that my sister and I had it– my sister for over 100 days, and myself for around six weeks– the whole part of the semester that was online. For the most part, it was fine. I still did all my work Read more…

By Students Unite Now, 4 yearsJune 27, 2020 ago

“My peers shouldn’t have to worry about attaining the financial means to get the education they already earned and deserve.”

Yale, without a doubt, has more than enough financial resources to alleviate the burdens and stress that countless students experience as a result of having to pay for their education. It is simply unfair that Yale is increasing the financial demands of students who are on financial aid, especially those Read more…

By Students Unite Now, 4 yearsJune 27, 2020 ago

“[The SIC] is a deterrent for low-income students to progress through Yale at the same rate as their wealthy counterparts.”

COVID-19 has put a strain on racial and class lines. Queerness has played a role, has forced people to find homes elsewhere. Looking at people living on yachts and with multiple houses around the world, having functioning internet etc., I see that there are those for whom online school is Read more…

By Students Unite Now, 4 yearsJune 27, 2020 ago

“I eventually stopped seeking help because of internalized feelings that I was not deserving of effective care, feelings that were exacerbated by being overlooked in the intake process and by a therapist who wasn’t right for me.”

It took months of mustering up the courage to ask for help my first year at Yale. After over five weeks of waiting to hear back following my intake appointment, I thought YMHC had forgotten about me. When I called to follow up, I was told that I hadn’t been Read more…

By Students Unite Now, 4 yearsJune 27, 2020 ago

“During the first semester of my first year I found myself bogged down in work, in sleeplessness, and loneliness. It wasn’t until I returned home for break that I realized how unhealthy the first semester was for me—how depressed I was.”

During the first semester of my first year I found myself bogged down in work, in sleeplessness, and loneliness. It wasn’t until I returned home for break that I realized how unhealthy the first semester was for me—how depressed I was. When I felt terrible, I treated it as a Read more…

By Students Unite Now, 4 yearsJune 27, 2020 ago