The end of the year is full of bittersweet moments. It is a time power through and wrap up a year of hard work, make future plans, and celebrate the accomplishments of the past year. As I was booking my…
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Bullet Journalling
I’ve been interested in bullet journalling for a while: my friend is an avid bullet journal user who claims this planning method is key to her success in managing her classes, extra-curriculars and other commitments. When she first told me…
How to Plan Your Final Exam Studying
As I sat in lecture the other day, I came to the realization that my first final exam is less than three weeks away! Rather than procrastinating, I decided to plan out my study schedule for finals. For this week’s post,…
My Life Sci POSt Journey
Since starting at the University of Toronto, I have already changed my major twice. Currently, I am studying biochemistry, physiology and psychology. Describing my majors to the new people I meet is always a tongue-twister and results in the question…
Tips to make the most out of midterm review sessions
Midterm review sessions are a great way for you to identify and reflect on your mistakes. I have spoken about why you should go to midterm review sessions but here’s how you can make the optimal use of them…
How to Get Your Life Together
It’s that time of year again—midterms are coming at you from all directions, deadlines are fast approaching, essays are definitely not writing themselves, exam schedule is up, and you…are little out of breath. In the midst of the craziest time…
Learning about Assistive Technology
For this week’s blog, I thought I’d write about assistive technology. I’ve heard about it throughout my time in university, but I never took the time to learn what it is, exactly, and what its functions are. I’ve spent a…
When your laptop crashes on you…
So I have three assignments due soon and two midterms coming up and so of course my laptop crashed. I know it feels like the world is ending but it’s not all THAT bad. I’m back on track with my…
When in Greece…
This reading week I had the amazing opportunity to travel to Athens, Greece through the Faculty of Arts and Science’s International Course Module program in conjunction with the Human Biology Department’s Global Health research course. As a Global Health student,…
How food and sleep can make or break your classroom experience
So we’ve spoken about asking the right question in class, we’ve spoken about stimulating and participation in classroom discussion and we’ve spoken about active listening. But what about your living habits that moderate these actions? It might not seem so…