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[quote=Anonymous]I have a Freshman at W&M.
Just about every school we toured mentioned some kind of wellness or mental health initiative/system/center of varying degrees. 
There was even a school that had a counseling center with therapy available to students at no extra cost.

I think your student's experience will depend more on their personality. 
-Do they have coping mechanisms? 
-Do they have a productive way of managing stress?
-Are they open to feedback and using the school's resources? 
-Do they tend to absorb the drama in the room or are they able to ignore that drama and focus on their work? 
-Does their personality fit the culture of the school?

My DC chose W&M knowing that it isn't going to be non-stressful. 
I'm the one who has had to ask DC to pump the brakes every so often but they seem to do really well managing their workload. 
DC was already studying on Friday nights in HS and it's no different at W&M. 
I told DC I'm not even going to check their grades at all but I barely did that in HS as well. 
I'm not expecting the school to "handle" my DC's stress level.

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