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"“Honestly, the main thing [that hinders my experiences of happiness/joy in school] is cafeteria food. Recently I’ve been trying to do homework, and typically I have a really swift time doing homework but cafeteria food really makes my stomach hurt so I can’t work diligently or I’m in constant pain because I had a bad meal. I have a lot of allergies and a sensitive stomach. There are very few options in the cafeteria if you have allergies or just want to eat cleaner. There is a salad bar, but that’s it. You can get a wrap but that gets old. I’ve been eating wraps for two years and I’m so tired of it. Lately I’ve been cooking because of this reason. I hate my stomach hurting so I go out to eat sushi. A lot of people I know struggle with this too.

If I was to change anything about my school it’s the career success coaches. These are like our advisors or counselors. Freshman year they are good, then sophomore year they fall off. If they continued to help you throughout college I think a lot more people would be successful. Freshman year they make it really easy to access them, they make appointments for you but then you’re on your own. They're a lot more outreaching during your freshman year compared to other years. They know the classes that you should take, some classes are harder- they know what works better. They give you some time and internship possibilities. They know how they help you out. Overall I think we should have them there for us every year and everyone would be much more successful"

Male, Colorado, United States