I love keeping myself busy with things I love doing, but sometimes living the 100-mile-an-hour student life takes its toll. I have this tendency to over-analyze and worry WAY too much about everything… so when there’s a whole bunch of…
How to manage post-exam stress
As we all know, exams are stressful. They take a semester's worth of knowledge and cram it all into a two or three hour session. For someone like me who isn't particularly fond of examinations (I much rather write final…
It’s Exam Time, So Take Care of Yourself!
It’s December! And we all know what that means… winter break! Yay! However, there’s just one small thing to do first … Exams. Yes, it makes me cringe every time I think about it. For most of us, exams are…
these are my reflections.
Ha. Usher pun. So, these few weeks have been hectically busy, I imagine, for most of us. Exams, tests and essays. I feel your pain bros. Solidarity with all of you. So, yeah naturally as a U of T student,…
The First Step: Acceptance
While I’ve always enjoyed coffee, lately it’s become an unfortunate life-force, as I’ve quickly discovered I am not the 0.1% of the sturobotdent population that doesn’t need to sleep. This shouldn’t be surprising considering the only all nighter I’ve pulled…
Getting sneaky about exercise
This week was one of those weeks where it felt like everything was happening at once. I had numerous papers due, campus events to attend, readings to catch up on... it was crazy busy. We’re getting down to that chaotic…
Blue Sky
Last week, I talked about all of the LinkedIn knowledge that was handed to me from the Career Centre and a LinkedIn Recruiter, Perry Monaco. He mentioned something throughout the discussion that I found especially interesting, and it’s kind of…
Cardio queen takes on the SCC
I’m almost half way through my second year here at U of T, and to be honest, until a few weeks ago I had not even set foot in the Strength and Conditioning Centre (SCC) at the AC. It’s been…
Our Support Networks
In a time filled with assignments and exams, I can’t help but be thankful for the few moments I can take out of my schedule to meet up with my friends to de-stress. A recent girls’ night out has made…
A 5th year: should you do it?
With the school year in full swing, many of my upper year readers may be beginning to think about what it is you want to do after you graduate, or - perhaps more specifically for 4th year students - where…