Tests, essays, exams, and classes So much to do! A never-ending barrage of stress Boo-hoo! But, hooray! There is an answer to your agitation And you’ll discover the skills in one of the Accessibility Service’s creations! Tis the season to…
Why I’m still here
As some of you may have heard, the Globe and Mail gave U of T the lowest ranking out of any large Canadian university in measures of Work-Play Balance. We got a “D”. As true U of T students, one bad…
Why Having a Pet will Help You Get Better Marks!
Everyday I come home from school and there isn’t a plate of warm chocolate cookies waiting for me, but, instead, a giant ball of fur. No, it’s not Furby, it’s my wonderful, sweet (and evil) cat Beau. Beau, original name…
Work/play balance lowest in the country?
In a Globe & Mail article, “University Report Card 2012 Rankings”, the University of Toronto received a D for work/play balance, making it the lowest ranked university in the country. I, to be honest, do not get this at all.…
Cyber-security, Facebook, and why there’s no such thing as a free lunch
Sometimes, school and the hyperactive “Type faster! Why are you wasting time on sleep!” rhythm of student life (particularly in the final weeks of term) overwhelm me and it’s easy to lose sight of why I’m here, in a haze…
Apply for a Free, Non-Credit (and Non-GPA Destroying) Writing Seminar with Michael Winter
This year, Canadian novelist Michael Winter is serving as the Jack McClelland Writer-in-Residence. You may be familiar with his fiction like The Big Why and This All Happened, or maybe you've seen him around campus as he has worked as…
It’s Never Too Early to Start Thinking About Summer
Why Studying in the Summer may be the Best Experience of your life! I don’t know about you, but I have the November blues, and I can’t help but think about summer. Ah, summer, the time when we can rid…
Don’t fear the Procrastinator
Everyone does it, and I know for a fact that you, as a student, do it all the time. You procrastinate! The first step to combating procrastination is to admit that you're guilty of doing it, and also to realize…
University Life and the Art of Living
Lately, my facebook feed has been stacked with friends’ and acquaintances’ reposts of news articles talking about the most-profitable undergraduate majors. Typically, the people posting these articles tend to be in one of the top 10 “employable” majors – pure…
A Lesson in Asking for Extensions
This is my back-up post for lifeatuoft, written during the honeymoon phase of the school year (September) when I am still madly in love with my professors, schoolwork and the predictable routine of university life. I wrote this post back…