As the new year begins, I (like others) have many resolutions for the upcoming year, so I wanted to dedicate this post to sharing some of mine. Engaging in lectures: Last year, I realized that I wasn’t actually learning in lectures, but…
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Alternative Reading Week: Community Leadership and Compassion
Alternative Reading Week (ARW) is a bi-annual program that encourages students to connect with their communities, develop skills such as verbal communication, and participate in social justice initiatives. Last year, for the first time at St. George Campus, ARW occurred…
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…
Life Over Stress Part 2
We are here with part two of Life Over Stress! When I attended the Resilience and Time Management workshop held by Academic Success, we went through many different ways to physically and mentally take care of ourselves through the trying…
CCP Blogger: Reflection and Looking Forward
As the end of the semester is fast on our heels, I’d like to take some time to reflect on my time as a Centre for Community Partnerships (CCP) blogger this semester. I feel that I’ve encountered and learned a…
Forgive Yourself When Things Don’t Go Right
Last week, I discussed the reality of me applying all the skills and methods I have learned about wellbeing and the path to feeling better. I was honest in saying that it hasn’t been a perfect journey. But what should…
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…
Three Tips for Last Minute Studying
In a dream world, we would all be studying weeks before exams, feeling fully prepared for the big day. But what if this doesn’t happen? I’ve been there more times than I’d like to admit, and sometimes, you’ve just got…
Stressed? This Post is for You
If you’re feeling extremely stressed about the five papers and five exams you have in the upcoming weeks, then this blog post is for you. Here is a short rundown of how I deal with my November/December stress. The best…