O desafio de estudar em outra cidade: o processo de adaptação à vida universitária sob a perspectiva de estudantes do Campus Monte Carmelo - UFU

Abstract

Entry into Higher Education is characterized by being a period of changes in the life of the young student, especially for those who move to the city to attend university. It is a time of several ruptures in relation to school life that was previously known. The student experiences the strangeness of space and new rules. Entering university life takes time, and requires some learning in order for him to become a member and feel like he belongs. This work sought to understand how the process of adaptation to Higher Education occurs, considering students who leave their city of origin to attend Higher Education at UFU - Monte Carmelo, and to identify possible welcoming networks. Interviews were conducted with four students from two courses on campus. Based on the Content Analysis and theoretical and practical references of School Psychology, the categories Campus Monte Carmelo were built: expectations and arrival; From strangeness to learning: new forms of organization; Support networks. Such categories were proposed in order to answer the questions proposed in the objective of the work, based on what the students brought in the interview. The experience reported by the students of the UFU-Monte Carmelo campus contributed to the understanding of the processes related to university experiences in the context of the campus, and allowed reflections on strategies regarding the professional performance of the psychologist, understanding the young person in his context, and the importance of this higher education. In addition to the possibility of thinking about actions in conjunction with the Dean of Student Assistance, with the aim of bringing the family and the academic community closer together to offer the necessary support in this moment of ruptures and learning.