Fall is in the air, but for us university students, that just means that midterms have arrived. Personally, this past long weekend consisted of studying for a term test and a midterm, getting work done for other courses, and giving…
A Song of Ice and Frosh
Hey there, fellow first-years! I’m Alex, a freshman Computer Engineering student. Over the course of the next few months, I’ll be sharing my experiences as a first-year student at the St. George campus. I'm one month into my time here,…
Finding Your Forte
You’re four. Your grandmother asks you what you want to be when you grow up. What a silly question, grandma! Has she not been noticing your doctor’s kit for the last eight months?? Maybe it’s the science-fiction-romance poetry you write…
Avoiding Instant Noodles: Study Session Productivity
Emerging from your three-hour study session, you recall doing only three things: (i) writing your name on top of a blank paper that is currently your essay; (ii) eating; (iii) re-watching season 5 of Game of Thrones while repeating to…
This is not the CAT that Meows
This August, I'll be rewriting the MCAT - a necessary component for applying to many medical schools. It’s the only time that the word “cat” could make me feel any kind of negative emotion. Hopefully I’ll do better this second…
Making the Switch
Do you folks ever have revelations while cramming for a final? I don't mean revelations like "I'm going to turn on an episode of Gilmore Girls now because I know I'm going to fail tomorrow." No, no, no - that's…
Finding Headspace in the Midst of Exams
If you had told me in September that 8 months from now I would be an avid supporter of meditation - I would have told you that you were crazy! I grew up my whole life with a mother who…
The Finals Week Guide to Productive TV-Watching
Ondiek’s amazing post last week about how our lives start to resemble sit-coms really resonated with me, because as I’ve mentioned in past posts, I am a TV enthusiast. My problem though, is that the binge watching tends to take…
Educational Procrastination: learning through song part 2
Every now and then, when you've been in the library for what feels like an eternity, you just need to take a break and do something entertaining. If you're like me however a quick entertainment break often leads to several…
Legacy
We made it! April has finally arrived! I just survived three essays and four exams all in the last two weeks and I don’t even want to know what percentage of my final grade all those tests and assignments were…