This blog post is written by guest blogger Mary Cortinas (she/her), a Healthy UCrew Ambassador and first-year nursing student. Mary completed her HBSc in Nutrition and Human Biology at U of T. Mindfulness is a word that has been more…
It’s Okay to be Uncertain
n high school, I remember feeling suffocated by what I believed to be profound talks about post-secondary education. GPA was central to these talks, which according to some of my past classmates, were a factor that determined my entire future.
Navigating Setbacks
I think we can all agree that these past few years have been interesting to navigate. Many of us, myself included, are still figuring out what our new normal ought to consist of.
An International Student’s Guide to Fun and Virtues
Mabuhay! I’m ZVNI (Sunny), an international student from the Philippines. I’m going into my 2nd year of undergrad, double majoring in Health & Disease and Immunology and minoring in Psychology. When I finished the last exam of my first year…
Things I Wish I Knew as an Incoming International Student
This blog post is written by guest blogger Tee, an undergraduate Sociology student at the University of Toronto. Coming as an international student to a new country can be both exciting and nerve-wracking. Even though you meet new people and learn…
Overcoming Barriers with Accessibility Services
This blog post is written by guest blogger Hannah, a second-year Master of Social Work student at the University of Toronto. Although I have known that I am autistic since I was in my mid-twenties, I only received a formal…