Happy Thanksgiving, dear readers! Hope Turkey Day is turkey-ful, or, if you're vegetarian, food-ful! As I'm enjoying this wonderful, school-free day (not really - I'm actually trying to finish my notes for my test next week, and trying to get…
Learn How You Learn
There comes a time in university when, subconsciously, you develop study habits which are geared towards your personal learning style. Something as simple as repeating information out loud over and over in order to memorize it, or needing to take notes…
Peering through the sea of heads
Since I have the pleasure of being short, in several large third-year classes, and possibly just unlucky, I often don't have much of a view in classrooms. Staring at the back of someone's head can be dull! And I've noticed…
Exercise on campus–for the non-sporty type!
Growing up, I've always been "sedentary" type--always dreaded gym class; still afraid of volleyballs. So, the entire first year of my undergrad, I avoided the gym like the plague. I did go swimming at the AC occasionally though, not because…
LEARN Institute, Toolkit Conference, and Marketing and Promotions at U of T!
My hands were clammy, my stomach did flips, and my legs maybe even trembled. Cynthia, you ask, what did you do this time? Why, I co-facilitated my first workshop ever at the 2009 Toolkit Conference! If you're like me, you…
How to make the most out of campus recruitment sessions!
Are you graduating soon? Kind of clueless about what to do after? Fear not my friends--you are definitely not alone. I, too, have been having trouble putting a title on my future. Since September is usually the month for campus…
“Wake me up BEFORE September ends!”
WELCOME BACK, U of T!! It was exactly three years ago that I first began my journey as an undergraduate student at U of T. As a frosh, I remember being absolutely in awe at the size of my BIO150…
Exercises, exercises, you can do your exercises!
Exercise. We all know it's good for us. It's an important part of a healthy lifestyle and an integral part to losing the Freshman 15. But you may have stepped into a gym, seen the following and just backed out.…
Recipe for Course Enrolment
On Monday morning, I woke up at exactly 7:18am to enroll in my courses on ROSI at 7:20. I an happy (gleeful even) to report that I got into all the classes I wanted, unlike last year, when I was…
How to manage your finances as a student
Image Source: http://sites.google.com/a/saline.k12.mi.us/early/study-bucks I find it incredibly tempting when I receive a large sum of money from OSAP at the beginning of each term to just spend it. After all, it seems like there's more than enough to cover tuition, so…