My motivation went from 100 to 0, real quick
Tag: professors
Just Shoot Your Shot
When I look at my first-year self, I realize that I have changed quite a lot. I am a lot more open and confident with my capabilities and what I want to achieve. As well, I have learned to take…
Professors Don’t Bite (Going to Office Hours)
Walking into a professor’s office hours can feel akin to infiltrating a dragon’s lair. Sometimes, even the friendliest of professors are difficult to approach. But overcoming fear of office hours opens the door to a great resource. Whether I’ve hit…
Oh no, Class Presentations
Sweaty palms. Shaking hands. S-s-stuttering voice. Look up and speak. But nothing comes out of my mouth. That is my worst fear when it comes to class presentations. I dreaddd public speaking. Seriously. I dread it and have spent the…
Openness at TEDxUofT 2017
To me openness is the ability to embrace that which you don’t know. “OPEN” happened to be the theme of this year’s TEDxUofT. Throughout the day, speakers from the U of T community shared with the few hundred of us…
Reflecting on #JoyatUofT
Happy Reading Week, U of T! When considering what my #JoyatUofT is, I had a hard time coming up with just one thing. As U of T is such a large, diverse campus with so many resources, activities, and classes,…
Shout out to Seminar Style Courses
Being in my 3rd year, I’ve realized that my class sizes have gotten significantly smaller. As opposed to first year, when I sat in Con Hall with approximately 1, 500 students, I now have classes that range in size from…
Filling Out Course Evaluations
My inbox is usually flooded with e-mails regarding new course information, scheduling details, and other announcements from various departments at U of T. As I was scrolling through my e-mails looking for anything important, I noticed I received an e-mail…
Jump-start on Prepping for Exams
I know you just read that title and exclaimed, “Exams? Prep? Already?” But I checked my calendar and today is exactly three weeks until my first exam. Initially, I thought that sounded very far away from now as I still have final…
The Case for Course Evaluations
I don’t know about you, but my to-do list right now seems never-ending. With final assignments piling up, I feel like I don’t have a spare minute. That’s why I always feel a twinge of annoyance when I see this e-mail…