Renee Huffert
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She graduated in 2012 from the Humanities Magnet Program at Poolesville High School, which is ranked as the 129th best high school in the United States by U.S. News. She was then directly admitted into the prestigious A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland, in addition to the FLEXUS Women in Engineering program. The recipient of multiple academic scholarships and member of the sorority Sigma Kappa, Renee Huffert is the model for a successful college
To the casual observer, Renee is an ordinary student, but unbeknownst to most, there is an internal war raging every day. A war with stress. When asked what her average level of stress was she ranked it at an 8 our of 10. Sometimes the stress is so overwhelming that “she doesn’t know what to do...doesn’t even know where to start”. There is no one item that stresses her out, instead, stress comes all aspects of life including academic, social life, and financial difficulties. Renee deals with her stress in many ways, such as venting to friends and taking walks. However, most methods are not so healthy or productive. Eating, procrastination, and napping all give temporary and instant relief to the problem, but the stressor is only prolonged and ignored momentarily.
When asked if she knew about the services offered by the University of Maryland, Renee stated that “they have programs through the health center, [and] counselors to talk about school and other issues”. But when asked whether she believes that UMD has done an adequate job of educating students about stress, she said "no". Renee says that “the school educates students specifically about stress when it comes to exam time, not in general”. In addition, she stated that the school doesn’t do an adequate job of advertising its help options to students and believes that “[UMD] should do more. She suggest that "they should provide fun opportunities to get students to reach out to the school and each other”.
To the casual observer, Renee is an ordinary student, but unbeknownst to most, there is an internal war raging every day. A war with stress. When asked what her average level of stress was she ranked it at an 8 our of 10. Sometimes the stress is so overwhelming that “she doesn’t know what to do...doesn’t even know where to start”. There is no one item that stresses her out, instead, stress comes all aspects of life including academic, social life, and financial difficulties. Renee deals with her stress in many ways, such as venting to friends and taking walks. However, most methods are not so healthy or productive. Eating, procrastination, and napping all give temporary and instant relief to the problem, but the stressor is only prolonged and ignored momentarily.
When asked if she knew about the services offered by the University of Maryland, Renee stated that “they have programs through the health center, [and] counselors to talk about school and other issues”. But when asked whether she believes that UMD has done an adequate job of educating students about stress, she said "no". Renee says that “the school educates students specifically about stress when it comes to exam time, not in general”. In addition, she stated that the school doesn’t do an adequate job of advertising its help options to students and believes that “[UMD] should do more. She suggest that "they should provide fun opportunities to get students to reach out to the school and each other”.
References
- “Flexus: The Dr.Marilyn Berman Pollans Women in Engineering Living & Learning Community”. A James Clark School of Engineering. University of Maryland College Park. (2015). Web. 7 Nov. 2015.
- Huffert, Renee. Personal Interview. 3 Nov. 2015.
- “Poolesville High School”. U.S. News & World Report. U.S.News & World Report. (2015). Web. 7 Nov. 2015.