Advice Column Intro

Dear Mortals of Exeter,

Struggling with a terrible roommate? Pile of math homework threatening to eat you alive? Getting mixed signals from a crush? Don’t despair! Welcome to Angel On Your Shoulder, an advice column where I will be answering anonymous letters. Who am I, you ask? Call me Angel! I’m an upperclassman, so rest assured I have the experience to help you. Otherwise, my identity remains secret (but if you manage to guess correctly, there may be a special surprise for you...)

I can’t wait to start, but a few ground rules before we begin:

Please keep questions relatively lighthearted. I am not a trained professional and not equipped to help with problems relating to eating disorders, substance abuse, self-harm, mental illness, or sexual misconduct. If you are facing any of these, please reach out to a student listener, proctor, your advisor, or another trusted adult on campus to get you the help you need. I DO welcome questions related to time management, friendship, relationships, homesickness, academics, clubs, family, and anything in between!

All submissions are anonymous, so let’s keep it that way and respect others’ privacy! Please use fake names, initials, or no names at all when mentioning people. I’ll be using a Google Form to collect letters, which is totally anonymous. When the letters are published, a pseudonym will be used for the submitter (ex. Fed-Up Friend). That said, the more details of a situation, the better I can help you!

I may not be able to publish every single letter I receive, so if I don’t get to yours, my apologies!

Finally, don’t spam the Google Form.

That’s all for now! Form link is below and I can’t wait to read all of your submissions!

Love always,

Angel

Form link: https://bit.ly/39C9CLN