School is expensive, and at the end of it we might have not as much practical knowledge as we like, or that the real world requires. Given the opportunity to learn practical tools, for free, without books, scary tests and…
Being your own advocate with Accessibility Services
When students who are registered with Accessibility Services hear the name of the titular service, some smile, some laugh, but many uh, well, you can see where this is going . . . With regards to the latter, it was…
Endings and Beginnings
Writing this week’s post felt a bit strange. Since it’s both the end of the term and the end of the year, I feel like I’m caught up in this weird cataclysm of endings and beginnings (especially since I…
Accessibility Services to the Rescue!
Tests, essays, exams, and classes So much to do! A never-ending barrage of stress Boo-hoo! But, hooray! There is an answer to your agitation And you’ll discover the skills in one of the Accessibility Service’s creations! Tis the season to…
Why Having a Pet will Help You Get Better Marks!
Everyday I come home from school and there isn’t a plate of warm chocolate cookies waiting for me, but, instead, a giant ball of fur. No, it’s not Furby, it’s my wonderful, sweet (and evil) cat Beau. Beau, original name…
It’s Never Too Early to Start Thinking About Summer
Why Studying in the Summer may be the Best Experience of your life! I don’t know about you, but I have the November blues, and I can’t help but think about summer. Ah, summer, the time when we can rid…
Navigating the Career Abyss: Extern Job Shadowing, Part 1
Trying to figure out what career I want, or how to get there makes me feel like Alice. Yes, that Alice, the child who fell down the rabbit hole into the abyss of oddities. Except my confusion isn’t make believe,…
Bake Sales, Pub Nights and Socials, Oh My!
It was Halloween a few days ago, and if you take part in activities on campus, then you’re still recovering from all of the fun you had. I myself attended a pub night and carried out a laborious bake sale…
Ghosts of Essays Past
It’s that spooky time of year again. No, not Halloween, but the ghoulish time when you are buired under piles of essays, no time, and you’re freaking out. Rummaging through the cobwebs of your old essays, you discover that you handed…
Give Disappointment the Back Seat
Recently I got a “bad” mark. What happened was that I got a mark that was below my usual standard. This got me thinking. We all have standards of what we consider to be “good” marks. But, what happens when…