Managing Academic Stress
Before Graduation

03 / Problem identification

Mind the gap.

Now

52.8%often or always have stress symptoms

76.3%say their grades are affected

Desired

✓Students can tell what help they need

✓Knowing and using are close to equal

Stakeholders

StudentsCounselling / wellnessFacultyPlacement cellParents

Objective

Help students match their stress to the right support — and actually reach it.

Constraints

⏱Timeonly 26.1% say college gives enough

🙊Stigma42.8% see exam worry as weakness

💬Informal help firstfriend 51% vs counsellor 8%

03 / Root causes

What’s inside the problem?

Sharpest bone: 70.7% are struggling but don’t use support

Causes ← Effect

Student stress and unmet support needs

Academic Career Personal Support access

Reported stressorsSupport gapBar = value out of 100% (or 5)