The Case of the Overcommitted Freshman
Gabrilla is a new student and wants college to be everything it could possibly be . Her father told her about the importance of gaining good leadership experience in college, and Gabrilla wants her resume to be as strong as possible when she graduates . She believes that to succeed in the world, she has to be aggressive and really strive to be involved .
During fall semester, she joined student government, got a 10-hour work-study job for the VP of Student Development, accepted a position as a writer for the school paper and met a boy that she was very interested in dating . She took 18 hours in the fall and did pretty well (B average) in all of her classes . She was chosen to be the captain of her building's intramural team because of her charisma and ability to be responsible for organizing the team's practice schedule every week .
You have noticed that all of the strain from her activities is beginning to wear her down, now that the spring semester has started . She is frequently ill, has started sleeping through her morning class, is getting pretty strict with the girls for missing their floor's IM practices, and has started turning papers in late because she doesn't have enough time to finish them .
When you suggest that she cut back on some of her activities and try to get more rest, Gabrilla tells you that she was just invited to speak at a campus rally in a few weeks . New students don't usually get chosen for something like this, and she's honored that all of her efforts to excel as a leader are beginning to pay off .This is the type of thing that could really fill out her resume and look great to potential employers . Her dad is always telling her to build her resume and this would be a great opportunity to do just that .
Does Gabrilla have realistic expectations about how much she can handle?
What would you do if you were a leader on Gabrilla's floor?
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