Have I been procrastinating writing my essays? Have I been procrastinating doing my laundry, going grocery shopping, and even writing this blog post? The answers are all yes. Over the past year I have become a major procrastinator, getting everything…
Why I Love Visiting Profs in Office Hours
Office hours are designated hours professors/sessional lecturers holds weekly, in which you can go and talk to them about a variety of topics without making an appointment. Most professors list their office hours in the syllabus of their course, so…
What’s in my Backpack
I thought I would do a fun little blog for this week, so I wanted to share some of my favourite things I bring with me to school! 🙂 Essentials: My laptop is probably the most important item in my…
Staying Healthy During Flu Season
In university, it almost seems like the “flu season” is really the just the school season. Everywhere I go, I hear people around me coughing and sneezing. Normally, I don’t mind too much, but when it gets close to midterm…
Friendship? In Third Year? It’s More Likely Than You Think!
This week’s topic is: FRIENDSHIP! I don’t know about other upper years, but I feel like sometimes I forget that it’s possible to make friends as long as I make an effort. Instead of, you know, isolating myself in class…
Styling U of T Clothes for a Week (Winter Edition)
To start off the new year, I wanted to do a fun little post about how I style U of T clothes! Here are some of the outfits I’ve put together with different U of T pieces incorporated into each…
6 Things to Start 2020 Off Right
New year, new semester, new schedule, (new me?)! For my first blog post of 2020 I thought I’d share some of my new years resolutions/beginning-of-the-semester goals, with the intention of holding myself to them as well as maybe inspiring a…
Three Ways Third Year is Different Than Other Years
Now that I’ve completed my first semester of my third year at U of T, I wanted to write an article explaining some important differences I’ve noticed between third year and other years. Of course, everyone’s third year experience will…
Creative Writing on Campus
The holidays are coming up, I’ve been looking forward to having some free time to write. So, as this is my last post before the break, I thought I’d share some resources to get involved in creative writing on campus. …
Tips on Succeeding in Science Labs
After a full year of first-year biology and chemistry labs (major ptsd right now) and a semester in second-year biology labs , I’ve learned a couple of tips about how to be successful in these labs and general tricks to…