Student Life – Page 10 – Life @ U of T

A student’s perspective of the King’s College Circle, Front Campus, changes at U of T

There's a huge transformation called the 'Landmark Project' happening to Front Campus or King's College Circle. In front of University College, there's a whole load of construction for the foreseeable future. From plans of removing the road to adding sustainable…

Slide show showing bubble clouds with thoughts people with imposter syndrome might have. Example: I don't belong at U of T.

Academic Success and Imposter Syndrome

Over Reading Week I attended an Academic Success workshop on Imposter Syndrome titled “Learning from Failure and Challenge”. This is one of a group of workshops in U of T Student Life’s “Learning How to Learn" series. These Academic Success…

Poster that reads "international pen pal intitiative".

U of T’s New Pen Pal Initiative

This year it’s easy to feel disconnected from friends and, at the same time, it's been exhausting to keep in contact via Zoom. Something that I really miss about in-person classes is the little conversations I used to have with…

Why self-care should be celebrated more

There’s a phrase that you'll probably know and it’s helped me appreciate what’s around me. We seem to do touristy things everywhere but where we live. Then people come do things we hadn’t ever done or haven't thought of. Now,…

Getting Creative With My Free Time

As a student who does not have a lot of free time, I came to the realization that how I spend my free time is really important to create the work-life balance that I need. In the past, my breaks…

#JoyatUofT: Being part of a dance club

It’s Joy Week here at U of T and I’m always looking for an excuse to write about dance, so this week I’m sharing why being part of a dance club brings me joy! Joy Week is about spreading positivity…

How music brings me #joyatUofT and how it helps with online school

It’s good to know what keeps us relaxed and ourselves. For me, I’m glad I love listening to music. It helps keep me grounded and yet I can still dream. #joyatUofT for me represents the self-care that I take for…

How I Deal with Six Courses

This semester I am attempting to take SIX art-sci courses (and pass them!) We’re only a few weeks into the semester and I already feel drowned by work, but I’m not ready to give up yet. The workload can be…

Books to read during Black History Month

And we're already into February 2021. January went very, very quickly for me. Looking ahead, February brings the opportunity for greater awareness about Black History Month and here are some great books to delve into and to educate ourselves. There…

Attending Academic Success’ “Express Your Stress Workshop”

In the frenzy and anxiety of starting a new semester, I started to feel stressed out about the stress that I may experience when the workload of the semester picks up again. I know I should have been living in…

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