Well I’m sad to say that this will be my last post for the Life @ U of T blog. What a crazily-awesome year it was and I honestly have no idea where the last 25 weeks went. I’ve had…
Author: Matteo
Some new experiences in my final days
The next seven days or so are going to be my last at the University of Toronto (as an undergrad, anyway) and while you would think that during this time I would be winding down my university life, locking myself…
Life, leisure and graduation
When it came to writing this week’s post, I must admit I had difficulty determining what exactly I was going to write about. As the semester draws to a close, “life at U of T” is more or less winding down…
Reflections on First Year at U of T
Seeing as how the school year is rapidly coming to an end, I thought it might be apt to share the experiences had this year by one of the university’s newest members — a first year student. In pursuit of…
From Spectating to Participating: the time to get involved is now
With the first week of March now upon us, we students are entering that proverbial ‘crunch time’ of late nights, libraries, and fancy lattes to help us cope with it all. And this year, more than most, seems to have…
Picking your Subject POSt
What’s your Subject Program of Study? As an undergraduate student this is a question you will forever be asked by not only your Registrar’s Office, but your peers, professors, friends, and future employers. Your Subject Program of Study – commonly…
Living Leadership at U of T
A few weeks ago I was approached to do an interview for Living Leadership, a Ulife blog – and cousin to Life @ U of T. For this week’s post I figured I’d transcribe that interview for you below – with…
Why I love U of T
With Valentine’s Day on our collective consciousness I thought that now would be an ideal time to share with all of you the things I love about the institution I have dedicated the past five years of my life to.…
There is such a thing as being TOO involved
If you’re reading this blog then no doubt you’re aware of the many benefits extra-curricular involvement can bring to your undergraduate studies. The University of Toronto offers numerous opportunities for involvement, at all levels of the institution, spanning all categories of…
Mobile games for mobile students
Phones and other mobile devices these days can do a lot of amazing things (it’s like we’re living in the future or something) and one result of the proliferation of these ‘smart’ phones/tablets/other doohickeys and doodads has been the emergence…