This year will be my fourth year participating in Orientation! (Does this mean I’m getting old?) I attended Orientation in my first year in 2019, and have returned as an Orientation Leader ever since. With the return of in-person Orientation,…
Summer’s Not Over Yet!
One of the worst feelings of the year is when I’m sitting back and relaxing on a warm summer day and see a back-to-school commercial. It’s the same feeling I’ve been getting since elementary school, and it always makes my…
Why I handwrite all my notes
I vaguely recall one of my first classes at U of T. Sitting inside the dimly lit Isabel Bader Theatre, somewhere on the upper floor deck, I looked onto the dark stage where the professor was lecturing, past a sea…
What I gained from my U of T college
The college system at U of T helps students find a community where they can belong. In a previous blog written by my lovely co-creator Anisha, she broke down what a college is. There are seven on the St. George…
What is living in residence REALLY like?
I lived at the Morrison Hall residence (in University College) during my first-year of university. I loved every minute of it, malfunctioning washing machines and all.
Here’s a short recap of what it was like to live in residence!
No Need for Friends to Read over your Essays!📝
I was shocked when I discovered from many friends that they had never used the Writing Centre at U of T before. To me, the Writing Centre became a safety blanket I could turn to when I was feeling stuck,…
U OF T’S HIDDEN GEMS: THE HIDDEN WATERFALL
One extremely exciting aspect of being a student at the University of Toronto is being able to explore and discover new places across campus. However, as I’m going into my third year, I still feel as though I haven’t explored…
Things I Wish I Knew as an Incoming International Student
This blog post is written by guest blogger Tee, an undergraduate Sociology student at the University of Toronto. Coming as an international student to a new country can be both exciting and nerve-wracking. Even though you meet new people and learn…
How I planned my path to graduation
Planning which courses to take was overwhelming at first because I had so many prerequisites to track and mandatory courses to enroll in. For years, I was making horrible notes on my phone about which classes to take. And then a friend of mine showed me Degree Explorer.
Welcome to Toronto❤️
If you’re an International Student coming to U of T, you may be feeling overwhelmed with preparing for your arrival. Starting a new school can be scary, especially when it’s so far from home. Maybe you’ve been to Toronto before,…