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10 TIPS for Finding Life Balance in College by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D. College is one of the most exciting times, but it can also be one of the most challenging and scary times too. Use these 10 tips for coping, finding life balance in school. Some college students feel that college life is like walking a tightrope -- with many competing activities vying for your attention and time. You have your academic workload, your growing social circle and all their activities, your friends and family back home, career and/or grad school decisions to make, your physical fitness to monitor, and your spiritual well-being to nurture. Add to these things, roommate problems and boyfriend/girlfriend relationship issues, and you may at times feel overwhelmed. How can you cope? Use these 10 tips for finding life balance in college to help you deal with the plethora of distractions facing you as a college student. 6 Link Magazine | 2017 Edition