I do not have much personal experience with Yale’s Mental Health Services. However, I have seen how my close friends have been unfulfilled, unsatisfied, and underserved by Yale’s Mental Health and Counseling. In some cases, this inadequate care has caused people around me to leave Yale in order to properly heal. It is hard for me to see my friends struggle so deeply with mental health when Yale has facilities meant to address these struggles. While Yale provides many services to its students, Yale’s mental health and counseling is not up to par with many of these other services. If some people must leave Yale to receive proper care, the Yale administration is not providing necessary care for its students. Yale should do what it can to care for its students.
“Because of the continuing existence of the SIC, I am constantly stressed about applying to medical school, for I know that my wealthier peers have taken full advantage of their time here at Yale in volunteering, taking unpaid lab positions, and making studying for the MCAT their full time job.”
In order to cover my SIC, I have had to work between 17 and 19 hours every week for each of my three years attending Yale University both on and off campus. I had to Read more…
