Good Monday, dear readers! I hope you had a fantabulous mini-break and caught up on things you needed to do, be it homework or essays or seeing friends or sleeping. I, for one, am inordinately pleased that I got caught…
How to approach your professors
B. How can the second letter of the alphabet create such a feeling of dread in me? In many cases, students find that their marks don't match the effort and time they put into an assignment. It can be discouraging…
So you want a summer research position?
No matter what year of study you are in, there are always research opportunities available to you on campus. Although most labs I speak of will be science-related, given that this is my area of study, the general approach to…
Your College at U of T: Victoria
Let's get the ball rolling! First up in the heptadic saga*: Victoria College. I got a chance to speak with Janine Hubbard, Recruitment and Outreach Coordinator at Vic. My thoughts come after the interview! * If you're just joining me…
Your College at U of T
12/29/09: The epic reviews on the colleges at U of T have been completed! Whoo! Quick links for you. In order of date posted: Victoria College; University College; Innis College; Trinity College; New College; St. Michael's College; Woodsworth College. You…
Say no to bird courses; say yes to academic idealism
"You study hard now, get good average, get into medical school and become a doctor. You don't make the grades — secretary!" As I reiterated these words from my professor to my counsellor, she was aghast at the harshness and…
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…
Honouring Our Professors
Professor (Latin): professor, person who professes to be an expert in some art or science, teacher of highest rank) - Wikipedia (yes, always a reliable source :)) Every year, students have the opportunity to nominate professors who teach undergraduate courses…
How To Get Peed On Twice In One Day
or U of T: the Field Trip Extravaganza Post Okay, so it wasn't me who got peed on twice in one day, but it was still fairly amazing: seventy-two hours into the fall term of '09, and I was standing…