With all that goes on in our academic lives and the pressure that looms heavily over our heads; urging us to be the best we can be, have the best grades, the highest GPA, join as many clubs as we…
An Online Course Adventure
With every new semester comes new challenges and experiences. This semester, I’m taking my first online course. To be honest, it wasn’t until this summer that I even knew that U of T offered online courses! It's had its challenges,…
Dealing with stressful weeks
Last week was one of those weeks – three exams and two midterms. And I was sick. You can imagine the stress. I like to look back and reflect on particularly stressful weeks mainly because it’s interesting how despite how…
Making Distance Work (The Friendship Version)
One of my favourite parts of being a university student is meeting new people. At the University of Toronto, I’ve crossed paths with folks from all over the world, some of whom I’m lucky to call my best friends. This…
How I changed my life in 60 minutes
Mindful Meditation I’m all for trying new things and stepping out of our self-designed bubbles, but that’s the thing with ‘self-design’, even when we try new things it is within a certain category. It will usually be things that we’ve…
Advice from 2 Third Years.
"I wish I had known how to navigate career advice. Seeking out your undergraduate chair is fantastic for getting the information that you need for your future career, but you also need to critically analyze your strengths and weaknesses in…
Exchange: A Reset of Sorts
Hello reader, my name is Greg, and I will be bringing you along on my journey to study in Edinburgh this fall semester. I have been here a few weeks, and there is already so much to tell you, but…
Last First Day
Before I start, let’s pretend classes started on a Monday and not a Thursday this semester. My last first day of undergraduate studies started as any other student’s would at UTSG: late and lost. You’d think after 3 years of…
Splish Splash
As someone who grew up in the desert, water has always been a precious resource. When I was a child, I remember that we could only water our lawn on certain days, our showers were short, and we were offered…
Second-Year Perks
“It’s kind of weird,” my friend confessed, “but I’m actually really happy to be back at school.” The only thing truly weird here is the compulsion that so many of us feel to justify being happy about the new academic…